Exam 4: Performance

Use an example of a back-and-forth interaction between two individuals to distinguish among (a) gender policing, (b) giving accounts for breaking gender rules, (c) resisting gender policing, and (d) anticipatory gender self-policing. Clearly label each piece of the interaction you describe (real or imaginary) with the appropriate term for what their words/actions represent.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of gender policing?

If men and women aren't naturally opposite, then why do they act so differently so much of the time?

Which of the following is an example of gender policing?

According to the claim that we "do gender,"

Why are guys who dress up like women at Halloween unlikely to be victims of hate crimes?

Which of the following best conveys the meaning of the phrase gender rules?

A woman who doesn't do femininity finds her gender identity constantly questioned by suspicious clerks. Why is that?