„Divers“ as a gender designation has become in Germany and Austria a legal term already, and in other countries there are also discussions about how to help the gender-diverse people. – What chance have these approaches to be recognized as remedies for a real problem? - What about the argument the debate is mainly of symbolic character? – How advanced are concepts for practical problems like separate washing rooms, job quota and so on?
Discrimination, as a way to exercise power trough the domination. Diversity of genders has exist in different social groups, a great example are the "Muxes" in Tehuantepec, Mexico. The binary genders man and woman came from the biological clasification of the sexes "male" and "female" but has no a natural relation. The role of the genders is a construction, as the gender itself, and it changes depending on the social groups.
You ask about the chance of this approaches to be recognize as remedios? Ten years ago anybody was making research about this. Today there is a lot of people investigating it, and thats a Real advance. The bridge between "doxa" (popular knowledge) and the "episteme" (expert knowledge) let share the advances in research, and the believs from the people, and in that point, compare and debate.
The debate could be symbolic, but it happens and has repercussions in the real and interactive World, so the división símbolic and Real is not useful. The debate is símbolic but symbols are a form of significance, and that guides or make sense to our actions.
I think you must look the group of your interest, cause obviosly it is going to be different in each group. Concepts could be advanced in the "episteme" with research and debate, but the "doxa" in many groups still discriminate the diversity, the difference. So I believed the problem is through the people, WHO must be educated to defeat ignorance and underdtand that diversity is cultural, social and human wealth.
Greetings from Colombia
I think we are far from that. Establishing "diverse" may in the first place help to establish recognition that there is a continuum from male to female.
Alexander Osherenko : "how to help gender-diverse people"? - Well, obviously activists have the desire to help. For me personally, I am not determined by any help idea or program, but open for discussion.
Harald Weigand : OK. - But what about the counter argument that the transition zone between men and women is very narrow and that their protagonists are not really popular. What about the argument of human instincts to emphasize gender differences (fashion, cosmetics, symbolic behavior)? Could there be a natural heteronormativity driven by instincts that continues to dominate the mainstream of our liberal societies?
Daniel Mateo Ordóñez : I totally agree with you that nobody should be discriminated for being somewhere between male and female. Is interesting that individual ethnics have found distinct solutions to integrate the people of in-between into the society. - Could there be modern concepts? - You mentioned WHO ... what particular "doxa" should they foster, what practical concepts should they develop? - Could there be an internationally agreed approach or only distinct national ways?
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Social Psychology
- Attitude