Gender And Gender Reflection

Because of these misconceptions, I want to dive further into the taboo around gender to explore how gender performance influences the way we perceive and treat others. If these practices are exposed, perhaps we can begin mending the ties that separate us from those whose life experiences are different than ours.

Without a critical gendered lens, it’s unlikely that one would even consider the concept of “doing gender”. It’s important to understand that people’s actions are a direct result of socially constructed gender norms. Over time, a person’s actions might feel normal and as if they come naturally, but in reality they are learned actions that result from socially constructed gender norms. People typically don’t consciously think about how they are going to perform their gender, unless they are overtly defying norms to challenge constricting gender/sex norms.

Whether we consciously notice or not, doing gender is occurring everyday within our society. Every interaction we have with another individual is doing gender. Doing gender has become a part of our every day lives the same way without realizing it the same way we breathe air without really paying attention that we are breathing. The meaning behind this is that it is occurring unconsciously. Candace West and Don Zimmerman coined the term doing gender in an article they composed. West and Zimmerman argued that gender is something that humans created. As humans, we have the urge to categorize and define everything. If someone was not in favor of their gender role or did something that was not deemed correct for that gender, this person would be committing an act of social deviance. This paper will discuss what doing gender means along with other attributes of doing gender. These attributes includes what pushes us to do gender, why we do gender, the results of doing gender along with discussing what the boys in C.J. Pascoe’s article of Dude you’re a fag accomplished. This essay will discuss what doing gender is along with what causes us to do it and finally what doing it accomplishes.

“Doing gender” refers to how a person communicates their gender identity. Gender can be “done” in a countless number of ways, both verbally and nonverbally. Some examples of this include speech, appearance, career, leadership style, and even handwriting. The study of communication and the study of gender are closely related. Communication works in a way that allows people to construct, perform, and change gender, but it also has the ability to constrain a person’s

In this situation, I don’t think I would tell anyone or try to pass as a woman. As close as I am to my mom, I still have difficulty talking to her about my sexuality or questions of gender, and outside of her, I don’t have anyone I imagine I would feel comfortable explaining my feelings to. Therefore, I think I would allow people to treat me as a man and misgender me, suppressing all of the discomfort that treatment would produce. From the powerpoint Diversity and Variance in Gender Identities, expression, and attraction, pt 2 and the video Gender—the Space Between, it’s easy for me to imagine myself developing more anxiety and depressive symptoms like the people in the video — keeping that stress, confusion, and displeasure inside of me couldn’t possibly be healthy.

My understanding of gender has developed tremendously since arriving at Temple. The few prerequisite courses I have taken helped me progress in a minor way. The way I initially thought, the world was a much kinder place. In reality, we see hate and discrimination and choose not to believe it or join in on it. In the class I have learned the true extent of how deeply rooted these issues are and how inauspicious the journal has been for many groups throughout the decades. Gender to me is not the socially constructed differences between male and female. Biological sex that people are born with does not always match they are, the way we move through the world and how we perform, our gender can depend on how serious an impact the guidelines of society have inflicted us. My understanding of gender and sexuality has evolved since the beginning of the course because I now see that gender and sexuality is a greater issue that is ingrained in every aspect of our society, and has been throughout history.

Gender shapes how we interact with the people around us. Also, it shapes how we think of ourselves. Gender differences change over time and vary between cultures. Today we met Kimberly Penn. She works with clients and employees to mediate and negotiate gender stereotypes in order to be successful in her business. She is the founder and owner of Webtropolis. She tells about how she uses sociology in her job. I found the first speaker to be monotone. The second speaker was slightly less monotone than the first. I found this video to be interesting and informative.

The concept of gender has a strong social impact on me. When I was born, I was immediately assigned to a biological sex as a female with two X chromosomes. I was then socially classified as a girl in the society with feminine gender roles. Gender is defined as a social principle which attribute to the roles and expectations of males and females through the years of different societies (Phillips, 2005). Gender can be considered as behavioural, cultural and psychological traits

When it was introduced to me, the important role that gender plays in communication was astonishing. Who knew that your gender could so clearly affect the way you spoke and dealt with problems? I believe that I was always unconsciously aware of how our gender governed the way we spoke, but by directly acknowledging this idea, I was taken aback. When first introduced to the “coffee story,” I thought that the woman was acting foolish by asking the man if he wanted coffee and getting upset when he said no (because she wanted coffee). However, after thinking about it, I do realize that I too sometimes execute this role. For example, while shopping, I might suggest to my mother, “Look at these sandals. Don’t they have such a pretty shade of blue?”

The presentation by Patrick who investigated female gender roles and Jai kai who explored male gender roles was intensely intriguing as it outlined the sexual discrimination present in Colombian society. The presentations educated me on the discriminatory oppression women encountered in this society, while they treated men more leniently. Women were described with marianismo, seen as delicate and pure -whose sole purpose was to produce babies and expert in domestic chores. In this society men were expected to be more machismo, which requires them to be domineering, physically strong and prideful. If one did not abide to such images, they were considered an outcast. I was exposed to a society contrasting to mine, in which sexist views were conventional, and it made me wonder why the neglection of these societal values causes society to reject an individual.

In response to what we have discussed thus far in Interpersonal Communication, I would like to further explore the idea of gender in the interpersonal communication arena. As was said in class, ”gender influences cultural perspectives.” Gender also influences how we view ourselves in society. On the flip side, I’ve seen how society can mold the way we label ourselves in terms of gender.

     For many years society has embraced the idea that the difference between men and women were biologically determined. Thou through traditions, media, and peers we act accordingly to how others view us. Each individual has pressure placed upon them based on their gender. Our sex is determined by genetics while our gender is programmed by social customs. Some theories interpret that a women is tender and a loving mother while on the other hand men are aggressive hunters and are the dominant one of the family. People who support this theory seems to believe that men and women are happier when fulfilling the roles nature determined for them. Women are to be nurturing and men are to be providers by

Historically, the portrayal of school yards is divided: with girls playing delicately and talking quietly on one side while boys are “rough housing” and laughing boisterously on the other. Almost every child can attest to the accuracy or the inaccuracy of this experience, and to some extent, this “stereotype” is a truth. The classroom is harder to accurately illustrate in a general way for each gender; boys and girls can be equally inquisitive, academically challenged or prevailing, and studious. There are different ways how girls and boys can communicate through either negative or positive peer interaction or teacher interaction, and teacher-student cooperative understanding of this could promote a better learning environment for both genders.

Living in the 21st century as a teen and hearing about gender roles has definitely made me realize why certain things have become a normality in my society. In a time period where everything can be found in a book I’ve noticed the small imperfections within some. For instance, since I’ve been reading the book “American Girl,” I’ve noticed the similarities and the antithetical beliefs one might have depending on who ever was reading the book. Nancy Jo Sales focuses on the many events where gender roles become present within our lives listing countless stories. And although she primarily focuses on the female side being a male I’ve noticed how some of my assumptions of a female life are correct and how some are god awful wrong. I’ve also noticed the similarities I have with women when it comes to life problems we’ve received based on our gender. One issue that Nancy Jo Sales tackled really well was our social media. Social media is apart of all of my friends including myself lives. Wherever we go we feel this need to always carry our phones with us. Although I might say that I only use it for texting and making calls, in reality I spend most of my time checking Instagram or Snapchat. My parents always see my cell phone as a distraction. I will admit their will be times where I use my phone and I gained no new knowledge at the end, but their are times where the stories that I read or the videos I watch actually give me inspirations. For instance, Casey Neistat is a daily

In my role as point person, I chose an article that interested me and could see myself explaining and providing personal stories and perspectives. I thoroughly read my article and assured that I highlighted what I felt was most important through my questions. I made sure to ask questions that would bring out others opinions and make the class interesting. I read my article and also took from the Columbine High school movie that we watched in class, along with other news media I’ve seen, and personal experiences interacting with males/boys. I added a fun PowerPoint as my learning activity in which I asked the class questions about the images and what categories of violence they would put each image under (ex. Media violence, bullying, gun availability, family dynamics etc.)