Literature, Life-Writing, and Identity

Teacher/Student Resources

Portions of all of these resources will be made available to students either as common or choice readings. These students will attend college next year so they are almost or already ready to handle the reading levels of these texts.

Bradley, Brendan. YouTube. April 19, 2016. Accessed July 28, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyYn9izT9gc.

This video's inspiration is from a children's book about a baby born to a family who does not state what is the baby's gender - boy or girl and how others react to this lack of information.

Break Free. Performed by Ruby Rose. Accessed July 12, 2017. https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-mozilla-002&hsimp=yhs-002&hspart=mozilla&p=ruby rose break free#id=1&vid=fbbea34d040fb169d033228ab1dcbf06&action=click.

This five-minute video shows Ruby Rose's ability to move from female to male.

Brown, Chip. "Making a Man." National Geographic, January 2017, 74-103.

This article describes how a man is "built"/made by the society in which he lives.

Diamant, Anita. The Red Tent. New York: St. Martins Press, 1997.

Chapter six includes an explanation of the first menses ceremony of a young  woman. This will be part of one of the "choice" text sets for students.

Ferrante, Joan. Sociology: a global perspective (9E). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning, 2015.

This is our dual-enrollment sociology class textbook.  It has sixteen chapters that focus on the major sociological concepts such as race, gender, religion, socialization, amongst others.

Gender Revolution:  A Journey with Katie Couric. United States: National Geographic, 2017. DVD.

Gino, Alex. George. New York, NY: Scholastic, Inc., 2015.

This Young Adolescent (YA) book is about a transgender school aged child. It is  an easy read about the experience of transitioning.

Henig, Robin Marantz. "Rethinking Gender." National Geographic, January 2017, 48-73.

This is an excellent resource for students to gain a better understanding of the term "gender", its meaning, and how that is changing in today's society around the world.

Henslin, James M. Down to earth sociology: introductory readings. New York: Free Press, 1991.

Two selections are chosen from this book for student choice text sets - On Becoming Male:  Reflections on Childhood and Early Socialization (Henslin) and On Becoming Female:  Lessons Learned in School (Eder).

"How common is intersex?" How common is intersex? | Intersex Society of North America. Accessed July 12, 2017. http://www.isna.org/faq/frequency.

Intersex Society of North America's website has many facts beneficial to the reader in better understanding gender.

Killermann, Sam. A Guide to Gender:  The Social Justice Advocate's Handbook. Austin, TX: Impetus Books, 2017.

This book serves as an excellent resource on how to address the issue of gender. Many terms are explained in layman's terms.

Kimmel, Michael. "Bros Before Hoes." Accessed July 15, 2017. https://terikovacs.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/bros-before-hoes-article.pdf.

A short article that explains the "Men's Code" - who teaches it, who keeps a check on it, and why is it so important.

Kramer, Laura. The sociology of gender: a text-reader. New York, NY: St. Martins Pr., 1991.

Lorber, Judith. Night to His Day:  Social Construction of Gender.  Accessed July 12, 2017.  https://wgs10016.commons.gc.cuny.edu/lobber-night-to-his-day-the-social-construction-of-gender/

This reading was taken from Lorber's book but focusing on excerpts from  Chapter One - Paradoxes of Gender.

McLeod, Saul. "Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development." Simply Psychology. January 01, 1970. Accessed July 12, 2017. http://www.simplypsychology.org/Erik-Erikson.html.

Erik Erikson's stage development of identity is explained.

Mock, Janet. Redefining Realness:  My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, & So Much More. New York, NY: Atria, 2014.

Janet explains her story as a transgender woman.

Nichols, Michael P. The lost art of listening: how learning to listen can improve relationships. New York: Guilford Press, 2009.

Listening is an important skill to better understand others and to have better - more meaningful relationships. Here's some advice on how to improve your skills.

Rosenberg, Tina. "American Girl." National Geographic, January 2017, 110-27.

This article depicts what it is like to be a girl in our society today. Interviews with girls are also included.

The Mask You Live in. United States: Virgil Films, 2015. DVD.

Wade, Lisa, and Myra Marx. Ferree. Gender ideas, interactions, institutions. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2015.

This resource explains about gender from a sociological standpoint. It is used as a textbook at the university level.

Wade, Lisa, Douglas Hartmann, and Christopher Uggen. Assigned: life with gender. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2016.

Short essays about gender are included in this book and will be used with students in the class.

Appendix

In this unit on gender, three of Delaware Technical Community College Wide Core Course (CCC) Performance Objectives will be addressed:  (1) assess the impact of socialization on both the individual and society, (2) analyze social stratification and the causes and consequences of classifying people by race, ethnicity, and gender, and (3) analyze personal reactions to sociological concepts, principles, and processes. In doing so students will be able to explain how socialization and gender are related, illustrate the connection between social stratification and life chances according to gender, and assess their own understandings and reactions to their gender experiences. A variety of texts (both for reading and viewing) will be used in this unit, thus meeting the History/Social Studies Common Core Standard for Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Integration and Ideas/CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.9 Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources. They will closely read a number of texts – some assigned as a common reading among all class members while others will be by choice. Students will analyze and synthesize these to answer guiding questions while engaging in conversations that will also assist them in practicing their active listening skills as well as developing their personal reactions/responses to important topics – sociology subjects – such as gender. From the comprehension of these texts, students will develop an understanding of the social construction of gender.

Endnotes

1. Janet Mock, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, & and So Much More, 22.
2. https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVvvSXmZZ56MAvBEnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Chaz+Bono+Quote+Gender+Is+Not&fr=yhs-mozilla-002&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-002 (accessed July 11, 2017).
3. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listen (accessed July 12, 2017).
4. Michael Nichols, The Lost Art of Listening, 3.
5. Ibid,15.
6. https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ips/listening-skills.html (accessed July 12, 2017).
7. Michael Nichols, The Lost Art of Listening, 50.
8. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/beyond-words/201111/effective-listening-aphorisms?collection=107271 (accessed July 12, 2017).
9. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/high-octane-women/201209/the-art-and-value-good-listening?collection=107271 (accessed July 12, 2017).
10. https://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2012/11/09/10-steps-to-effective-listening/#71b2b87f3891
11. Jill Campbell, YNI Literature, Life-Writing, and Identity Handout May 5, 2017.
12. https://simplypsychology.org/Erik-Erikson.html (accessed July 12, 2017).
13. Ibid.
14. Ibid.
15. Sam Killermann, A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook, 72.
16. Alex Gino, George, 90.
17. Sam Killermann, A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook, 13.
18. http://www.isna.org/faq/frequency (accessed July 15, 2017)
19. Ibid.
20. Lisa Wade, Douglas Hartmann, & Christopher Uggen, Assigned: Life With Gender, 4.
21. https://www.pedsendo.org/education_training/healthcare_providers/consensus_statements/assets/DSDconsensusPediatrics2006.pdf (Accessed July 15, 2017).
22. Ferrante, Sociology: A Global Perspective (9E), 200.
23. https://www.pedsendo.org/education_training/healthcare_providers/consensus_statements/assets/DSDconsensusPediatrics2006.pdf (accessed July 15, 2017).
24. https://web.stanford.edu/dept/news/stanfordtoday/ed/9705/9705fea403.shtml (accessed July 15, 2017).
25. Robin Marantz Henig, Rethinking Gender, 51.
26. https://web.stanford.edu/dept/news/stanfordtoday/ed/9705/9705fea403.shtml (accessed July 15, 2017).
27. Laura Kramer, Sociology of Gender, 2.
28. Ibid, 4.
29. Ibid, 5.
30. Ibid, 3.
31. Judith Lober, https://wgs10016.commons.gc.cuny.edu/lobber-night-to-his-day-the-social-construction-of-gender/ (accessed July 12, 2017).
32. Joan Ferrante, Sociology: A Global Perspective (9E), 50.
33. Janet Mock, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, & and So Much More, 23.
34. Michael Kimmel, Bros Before Hos (accessed July 15, 2017).
35. Laura Kramer, The Sociology of Gender, 74.
36. Lisa Wade & Myra Marx Ferree, Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions, 11.
37. Ibid, 66.
38. Joan Ferrante-Wallace, Sociology: A Global Perspective (9E), 205.
39. Lisa Wade & Myra Marx Ferree, Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions, 14.
40. Ibid.
41. Ibid.
42. Sam Killermann, A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook, 72.
43. Sam Killermann, A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook, 134.
44. Ibid.
45. Sam Killermann, A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook, 135.
46. Ibid.
47. Sam Killermann, A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook, 136.
48. Ibid.
49. Ibid.
50. Sam Killermann, A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook, 137.
51. Sam Killermann, A Guide to Gender: The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook, 138.
52. Ibid.
53. http://iteachicoachiblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/five-simple-close-reading-strategies.html Accessed July 11, 2015.
54. http://www.schoolreforminitiative.org/doc/text_rendering.pdf (Accessed July 14, 2017).
55. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/ccia-10-visual-literacy-strategies-todd-finley (Accessed July 14, 2017).
56. Ibid.
57. Ibid.
58. https://edexcellence.net/articles/what-are-text-sets-and-why-use-them-in-the-classroom (Accessed July 26, 2017).
59. https://openspace.sfmoma.org/2015/10/object-labels-101/ (Accessed August 3, 2017).