Gender And Its Effect On Society

In class we discussed as a group about sexism and its effects on society. It was an interesting class that put so much perspective about the ramifications of this behavior. This discussion was around the same time of the Donald Trump scandal, where he made sexist comments and putdowns towards women. It made me realize that this is a current issue within the United States, where women especially are stereotyped or discriminated because of gender expectations or appearances. Thinking about the scandal, my outlook on the issue was that ‘men will be men.’ I wasn’t aware of my own micro-aggression that was being targeted towards my own gender. This class was an eye-opening experience where I began to realize my own perceptions and how I normalized

unequal every single day sometimes without even realizing it. We see sexist so young and its been around so long we don’t even realize we are being unfair due to someone’s gender. Inequality between genders has been going on for many centuries and needs to be put to an end.

Education and employment go hand in hand now a day in order to become financially successful in life. These are two unmistakably major parts of society today. In order to become successful a good job is needed, and in order to get the job a good education is needed as well. But women especially need to emphasize more in these two subjects than men; due to past gender discrimination which brought on Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and challenges dissimilar from men’s: such as physical problems which effect their earnings, and that change their education habits.

Very few novels in American Literature can earn the title of timeless. These novels transcend the ages, because they possess a greater meaning. Their stories teach people about life, the glory of the human soul, and all it can endure to overcome. Three novels in particular get to the very heart of feminine struggle. Though they touch not on women’s struggle to vote, they reach the higher plain of women’s struggle to be seen as who they are and not what society wants them to be. To Kill a Mockingbird, The Color Purple and The Bluest Eye all deal with the topic of women trying to overcome society. Although these novels were written in the mid to later half of the twentieth

Gender roles have had a dominant place in society throughout the century, different families emphasizing different roles. Society places certain expectations on men and women; allocating specific responsibilities to each gender. In Alice Munroe’s and James Joyce's short stories, the inexplicit social roles for women exist throughout society during these eras.

For the past few decades, “feminism” has been portrayed as women who hate men and think all men are evil. True “feminists” define it as achieving equal political, economical, and social rights for women. Though more and more people are starting to realize the true meaning, its the negative assumptions that are stuck in people’s mind. The media is to blame for misguiding people because of these false accusations. Feminist still faced problems in today’s society. Many people are made to believe that problems do not exist, and others just simply overlook them. It is not much of a gender issue, but it is a humanity issue. I believe that feminist are dealt with more problems that society is even aware of. Even though women has been treated more equally over the years, problems that feminist face are still relevant in today 's society because the contributions that women have made are being overlooked, women are not treated equal to men in the workplace, and the media has stereotyped the “typical women”.

In modern America, the concept of the other fits women just as well as the social minorities that the average American may identify at first. The Other is a concept used to describe how language and social interactions are used to define a normal and show that one group does not belong. Women are othered through the beauty industry which holds them to standards that are only in place out of tradition, everyday interactions with the opposite sex, and even by themselves.

In today’s society, women are viewed differently than men. Women are portrayed in today’s media to have a model like physical features, or seem to be perfect. In the past, it was taboo for women to be in the work field, but in today’s society; it also seems taboo for women to be involved in the gaming industry as well. Due to how society view women, this could have an impact on the American youth wondering if a certain activity are taboo for both genders. Women should not be viewed based on their body or if being involved in an assumed gender dominated industry, with these views could lead to confusion in the younger American youth questioning on their choices.

Gender has always been a topic in our society especially in the 21st century today. We are striving for equity and equality, and the status of women has improved in recent years showing by many studies. Over the past 70 years, “women’s participation in labor force activities has greatly expanded.” U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics reported that in 2014, “57.0 percent of women were in the labor force.” In 1979, women working full time earned 62 percent of what men earned; in 2014, women’s earnings were 83 percent of men’s. It is great that we see the improvement, but in this paper, I will research deeper into the impact of gender on social influences.

Gender plays an important part in the society, it defines the individual’s role and development through social intellectuals. Gender roles are changed under different societies, as growing up male and female learn their roles in the community, which is given by the society. Gender is not defined as the characteristics of men and women, but it is the task and roles that are given to men and women by the cultural background, ethnicity or religion. Different backgrounds and ethnic groups have a different impact on the gender role in the society. Sometimes the gender differences can create discrimination toward a specific gender in the society that can be harassment toward that specific gender. Most of the time an individual are discriminated due to their appearance or their beliefs. Throughout the history, we have seen how the gender inequalities caused many disturbances in our communities. As a first generation going to college in the USA, I have felt differentiate by my peers. In my early age I have always taught that we must treat everyone with respect and equality, but when I moved to the America, I was not aware how the immigrants are treated with disrespect and are not considered equal to the person who is born here. As being a minority, I learned very quickly that I must face this hatred in order to succeed in the society.

For many, literature becomes a means of escape from the real world into a world of fiction, comedy, drama, horror, poetry, and anything else the mind can imagine. Even in a nostalgic world of imaginative freedom, it does not escape the harsh reality of sexism and discrimination amongst the authors, characters and even word usage. Women in writing are often considered inferior to men, therefore the voices of women writers are discounted, undermined and discredited in even the most quality of content.

A civilization is a group of societies that rely on farming in a stable place. A civilization must be able to produce food and goods, enough to sustain the civilization, trade with others, and have people that aren’t farmers.

Society has sociological categories that influence people daily lives. The categories affect people’s ideas and behavior. They are put into perspectives that create different experiences might have already gone through in society. One sociological category that can influence one’s life is gender. Growing up as a male or female influences gestures and how people should relate to one another. Even though gender is the labeling between male and female, it is not the biological characteristics of each of them.

Gender has been thought of to be a part of the human condition, that it is a part of nature and as creatures of nature, it is inherently fixed within us. This idea has led many to believe that there only one way to experience gender that follows the law of nature. The natural way is to be a masculine male, or a feminine female, to form romantic and sexual relationships with the opposite sex, and to perform the way that is expected of their sex. The belief in this innate male-female dichotomy is a fundamental piece of society’s structure. Infants are gendered the second they are born, and throughout their lives they are guided and beat into the path chosen for them. Every detail of their everyday life is scripted for them and whenever they fail to deliver a line or make the specific move in that script, they are reprimanded and made to repeat it and repeat it until it is learned. The script is repeated so often that the role becomes alive within them until they have immersed themselves so deeply into the role that they completely embody it. Obviously the fact that gender normativity has to be ingrained into individuals since infancy negates the idea of it being innate. However, society still insists on continuing and implementing this idea onto everyone even though it is built on a flawed and weak foundation. The false belief that gender is inherent within us is not even the only flaw; there are so many people that do not fall within the natural way of experiencing gender

Gender roles can have a humongous impact on a person’s life because it can shape and mold the very way of how a person will live, look like, and act for the rest of their life. A gender role are certain actions, behaviors, or characteristics that are associated with a certain gender. Gender roles are based on socially constructed norms, practices, and beliefs. Due to the fact they are usually cultural or religious, that means that any gender roles can hold a power over an individual. There are multiple methods on how gender roles can be spread in society, for example, cultures, media, and in sports. If the individual does not conform to any gender role that is associated with their gender it will have numerous negative repercussions. For example, if a man does not have a deep voice or a woman that does not have long hair individuals that live around their society will not accept or shun them for who they want to be. In society, there are multitudes of gender roles that are associated with both sexes, and this must be addressed due to the fact that majority of those gender roles have a negative impact, which can change their lives and the people around them.