Gender Construction And Its Impact On Society

Throughout this course, we have discussed how the differences in the social construction of gender, race, class, and sexuality have led to discrimination and inequality of those classified under a variety of these categories. Through understanding the significance of these social constructs on society it becomes apparent the intersectionality they have when it comes to understanding why certain groups may face discrimination or inequality. This paper examines gender inequality and how the social construction of gender makes it difficult for the pursuit of equality amongst genders.

The word gender can be described as the state of being male or female and is typically used to describe cultural differences as opposed to biological ones. Additionally, the definition of gender has continuously been a controversial issue due to its lack of clarity in regards to battling complicated social injustices. Furthermore, the construction of gender as a social category has recently been criticized for the lack of inclusiveness to women of color and the consistent habit to view both gender and race as restrictive divisions of experience and reasoning. Seeing those criticisms has led to the development of the term intersectionality which deals with various layers of subjection that women live with and addresses more than just the

Throughout centuries gender has been a social construct that enforces gender norms and as a result, gender inequality was born. Gender inequality has prevailed and can be observed throughout most cultures, education, labor force, and in our own personal lives.

The way society is taught to be socialized is salient and goes unnoticed, therefore it is valid to claim that gender is socially constructed through our everyday practices, whether we are aware of the construction or not. With socialization beginning the instant a child is born, the process is continuous through out adolescence and varies dramatically across the two genders. With guidance from institutions and arenas such as education, sports, music and the mass media gender seems to be coerced, as it comes with a scripted set of behaviors and attitudes. This essay argues that gender is socially constructed on an everyday basis. To further explain this thesis the essay will draw on early childhood socialization of masculinity and femininity,

Gender inequalities blind a doctor to the voice of a patient, creating a relationship of unequal power. This constructed inequity within social relations grants power to anyone in an authoritative position. For instance, in “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Charlotte Gilman assesses the male physician’s, John, role in enforcing the rest cure, where the woman’s opinions are not considered. John draws power from his status as a husband and a doctor to impose the treatment. Likewise, in Just Fine, Elizabeth Primamore criticizes the physician implementing the chemotherapy, where he dismisses Diana’s opposing view. The doctor, even including the police officers, have more authoritative power over Diana due to their elevated position. From the doctors’ viewpoint,

During this week’s readings and discussions we talked about how gender has a major effect on everything we use and do in life. "Gender is constantly created and re-created out of human interaction, out of social life, and is the texture and order of that social life" ( Lorber, 55). As I read the Social Construction of Gender some new perspectives that I considered that I didn’t previously consider was that "gender is a daily part of our lives" (Lorber, 55). I feel like if gender is a major part of our lives we as people should better know how gender roles work.

There are many different ways that people understand what their culture prescribes as appropriate behavior for males and females. While there are a variety of ways that people are socialized and acculturated with respect to gender, mass media, in its various forms, is the primary way that people learn "how to act" as a girl or boy. Mass media is a powerful method of communication, entertainment, education, and socialization. The necessity and the relevancy of mass media becomes more prominent and urgent in the 21st century world, as the 21st century landscape is exceptionally more mediated than in previous eras of human history. It behooves producers, distributors, and consumers of mass media to understand and consider the interplay between power and discourse within the context of mass media. Where is the power of mass media and who wields it? What does the political economy of power in mass media reflect about the structures and mechanisms at work in society? How does mass media work within a context of power and discourse? The paper argues that mass media is used as part of a power strategy so as to inoculate and perpetuate specific discourses that are lived in the everyday experiences of subjects within such systems where mass media is used in such ways, particularly the experience of being male or female, or another gender altogether. Mass media has the

The Social Construction of gender according to Women, Images and Realities textbook (pg.10) is the socially constructed behaviors and characteristics that are associated with each sex. W.I.R. also explains the significant difference between sex and gender as the distinction that enables us to see that the expectations for women and men in our culture are neither immutable nor universal. Before you can begin to conceptualize that the dissimilarities between gender and sex you must comprehend the social construction of gender. A socially constructed ideology that relates to gender is when a child is first born if it is a male typically they are clothed in a blue blanket to indicate that they are a male and they received blue colored

Society today places many ideals when it comes to proper behaviours regarding gender roles. These are considered societal norms that are widely debated and controversial. Society has created a norm, which encompasses specific expectations and rules that change the daily lives of men and women, giving them specific tasks and behaviours to abide by. These standards are known as gender roles, which are defined as distinguishing actions, thoughts, and feelings of males and females. Gender roles are said to be a result of nature, which is a natural process, every male or female is to follow. On the other hand it can be a result of nurture, which changes ones way of thinking and adapting their lifestyle to fit their environment. Either way gender roles are a part of someone’s life from the moment of their birth, as they develop, and long after that, this proves that gender roles are influential to a person’s life and development. This essay examines how media such as music, family life, and different parenting styles encompass gender roles and teaches behaviours regarding them. Therefore, gender roles define males and females are a result of nurture and not nature.

Catholic church of her time, and made a new ideal for servant hood as a woman in the church.

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.

Has our society been consumed by the idea that those whom fall under a different morality deserve less respect or acknowledgment? Is there any reason behind humans wanting to correct the things they don’t understand, or is it merely the ignorance behind wanting to serve as superior. As gender plays an enormous roll on moral ideas, men and women find voice through literacy for it’s the purest form that can cause the most effect on society. The work in “Inanna” gives power to people who have felt as if their gender holds a restriction against them. As well does “Hills like White Elephants”, for the emotion spectrum that lays within stereotypical roles of men and women are flipped. “Much Madness is Divinest Sense” reflects that difference is commonly rejected and how many fear to be free from thought. Awareness of the deeper meaning to writing is a reflection on the connection one has experienced to the work. Writes such as Enheduanna, Dickinson and Hemingway have tested the idea of gender role, and have broken society’s standers by depicting gender as form of unity. Freedom lays in the choice one chooses to do without validations.

Various theories have been used to explain the experience of IPV. The social structure theory stems from the feminist ideology which explains IPV in relation to gender and power relations in society, including the role of patriarchy in providing the requisite grounds for the normalization and perpetration of IPV against women (Kimmel, 2011; Okenwa-Emegwa, Lawoko & Jansson, 2016). For feminists, patriarchy refers to the systematic domination of men in society’s various institutions (Scott & Marshall, 2005). DV is a phenomenon that has always attracted the interest of feminist theorists and it has been explained based on some variant of feminist theories such as radical, Marxist and socialist feminist perspectives. Radical feminists believe that the existence of patriarchy is the root of women’s oppressed and disadvantaged position in society (Beirne & Messerschmidt, 1991 cited in DeKeseredy & MacLeod, 1997). For them, violence is an expression of male dominance over women. They apply this idea to their explanation of the women’s abuse of women and argue that men engage in violent behaviour in their desire to control and dominate women (DeKeseredy & MacLeod, 1997). Socialist feminists believe that not only gender relations but also social class are important and intertwined factors in determining the social order at any particular time in history (Messerschmidt 1986 cited in DeKeseredy & MacLeod, 1997). They argue that most incidents of domestic abuse

Culture is important in every aspect of life. But what roles do gender and equality play within a society or the culture within that society? Culture of course, is vital because it molds the way things are done within the society. Culture was also defined in the World Conference on Cultural Politics as “‘the whole complex of distinctive, spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features that characterize a society or a social group. It includes not only arts and letters, but also modes of life, the fundamental rights of the human being, value systems, traditions and beliefs.’” (Schalkwyk 2000, pg. 1) Culture is a part of who we are, it is a chunk of our life, it affects how we live and how we choose to live every day.

In the modern society, social issues have arisen from every corner of the block it seems. For instance, the gay rights movement, gender discrimination, and abortion. Those are just a few of many that are on the constant firing line of the public's eyes, one thing on that line is not easily arguable against, that is the gender argument. Genders are split into two sexes, male and female, what separates them is their chromosomes traits and their genitalia. This clearly defined split as to what genders are, has lead to all of us hearing about this futile argument into expanding what society defines as the appropriate amount of genders. Despite these claims, there will only ever be two genders, no more nor no less.