“GENDER DISPLAY” AS A BASIS OF GENDER CATEGORIZATION

“GENDER DISPLAY” AS A BASIS OF GENDER CATEGORIZATION

Author:  I.G. Serova

Affiliation:  Herzen State Pedagogical University

Abstract: 
The article discusses the topic of gender display as introduced by E. Goffmann and the use of this notion in defining the principles of gender categorization in the English, Russian and other languages.

Keywords:  gender display, gender trouble, gender stereotypes of behavior, performative character of gender