Society plays a significant role in the development of a person's identity. In Dr. Warnke's Debating Sex and Gender and After Identity, it is clearly argued that sex, gender, and race are all social constructs. Warnke discusses how the three topics of sex, gender, and race are constructed through social interactions to develop one's identity. Society has a great impact on changing people's ideas and perceptions about sex, gender and race. For example, they may choose to become a certain race because it offers greater advantages and perhaps even power. It further delves into how each category behaves within society, how it builds character and identity, and how it develops power. They all also shape how a person thinks and conceives of ideas differently because they are starting to develop a new identity. Additionally, people begin to understand what is right and wrong with their identity based on how society views them. I agree with Georgia Warnke's argument that sex, gender, and race are all social constructs because they develop certain identities that people are expected to embody. With only a two-gender system, people are identified as male or female and this, of course, comes with so many rules and regulations. For a long time, women were only recognized as having the role of housewife and carrying out housework. Not only because they were good at housework, women were also seen as vulnerable and weak compared to men. Dr. Cabezas further explored the theme of women standing up for their rights and working hard to simply gain recognition from society. A significant figure discussed by Dr. Cabezas during the conference was Sojourner Truth, who worked for women's empowerment and rights. The truth challenges...... at the center of the card ......exploits the multiple identities of society. Works Cited Cabezas, Dr. Amalia. “Women's Movement (Race, Class, and Sexuality).” October 18, 2011. Conference. Warnke, Georgia. After identity: Rethinking race, sex, and gender. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2007. 54. Print. Warnke, Georgia. After identity: Rethinking race, sex, and gender. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2007. 63. Print. Warnke, Georgia. After identity: Rethinking race, sex, and gender. Cambridge [ua: Cambridge Univ., 2007. 63-64. Print.Warnke, Georgia. After identity: Rethinking race, sex, and gender. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2007. 155. Print.Warnke, Georgia. After identity: Rethinking race, sex, and gender. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2007. 61. Print.Warnke, Georgia. Discuss sex and gender. New York: Oxford UP, 2011. 4. Print. Warnke, Georgia. Discuss sex and gender. New York: Oxford UP, 2011. 54. Print.
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