The Sex/Gender Distinction and the Social Construction of Reality

The claim that gender (or other categories) is socially constructed is broadly accepted, but what this means is controversial and often unclear. In this chapter, I will sketch some different meanings of the claim that something is socially constructed and why these claims matter. For the purposes of...

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Main Author: Haslanger, Sally (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy (Contributor), Sally Haslanger (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis, 2018-07-11T16:59:10Z.
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