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Doing Gender

WEST, CANDACE, ZIMMERMAN, DON H.·1987·Gender & Society

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The purpose of this article is to advance a new understanding of gender as a routine accomplishment embedded in everyday interaction. To do so entails a critical assessment of existing perspectives on sex and gender and the introduction of important distinctions among sex, sex category, and gender. We argue that recognition of the analytical independence of these concepts is essential for understanding the interactional work involved in being a gendered person in society. The thrust of our remarks is toward theoretical reconceptualization, but we consider fruitful directions for empirical research that are indicated by our formulation.

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Authors
WEST, C., & ZIMMERMAN, D. H.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
Venue
Gender & Society
Published
1987-06
Volume
1
Issue
2
Pages
125-151
ISSN
  • 0891-2432 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-3977
OpenAlex
W4229864382
Cited by
8,954
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
21.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Gender & Society (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Keywords
everyday interaction, sex, sex categories, gender, interactional work

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