Pyke and Johnson apply a social constructionist perspective on gender that sees gender as_____.
A) the result of innate biological differences between women and men, and therefore consistent across racial/ethnic boundaries
B) the result of interactional performances that are interpreted with gendered and racialized meanings
C) unchanging across the different interactional settings of a person's life
D) less important than race in shaping an individual's experience

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Pyke and Johnson, from a social constructionist perspective, view gender as the outcome of interactional performances that are imbued with gendered and racialized meanings. This perspective emphasizes the social and performative aspects of gender, rather than seeing it as a fixed biological or innate characteristic.

Pyke and Johnson Apply a Social Constructionist Perspective on Gender