Gender Identity In Social Work

In many shops, there seems to be an obvious separation between boys and girls items, for example, the birthday cards, books, clothes, and toys. This is shown in a variety of ways the boy's items are mainly the color blue and the books have pictures of either action figures, superheroes or tools. Whereas the girl's items are mainly the color pink. The books show pictures of fairies, princess, and Bratz. The cards also have the theme of the color pink for girls and blue for boys. The girl's cards have a lot of sparkles and pretty pictures whereas the boy's cards are covered in camo kind of illustrations and also have action figures on the covers. The children's clothes are separated into sections where there are labels for the boy's clothes and labels for the girl's clothes. The girl's clothing is all pretty and pink, it is covered in sparkles. Whereas boys clothing has camo patterns, blue colors, and pictures of action figures.

Under Title IX, a school must begin treating a student consistent with their gender identity when they are notified by the student or student’s parent or guardian that the student will identify with a gender that differs from previous records. No medical diagnosis or treatment is required. Requiring students to produce documentation of their new gender identity in order to participate in an educational program/activity may be a violation under Title IX, as these documents are often difficult to obtain due to legal restrictions. As commonly recognized in civil rights cases, the desire to accommodate the discomfort of others cannot justify denying equal access to a particular class of

I do not view social work as a means by which to “save the world” or to even “save” another person, for that matter. To me, social work means providing others with the support and resources needed in order to stabilize their own situations and make the decisions they feel are the most appropriate. When working with youth, this approach is especially important, as they are still trying to navigate and understand the world around them. Learning experiences are necessary in order to provide

At TCC, there was a young woman who came into the office with her father. She was visibly upset and it showed in the way she addressed me (who was at the front desk before meeting with them). Her father was explaining that the rule in his household is that if his daughter is not enrolled in any classes, then she is not welcome there. Upon looking at her advisement transcript, she had only eight credits to go in order to receive her associate’s degree. Even though the student only had eight credits left to graduate, she was not interested in taking any classes. Her plan was to enter into the surgical technology program at Sentera. She was not interested in taking any classes at TCC any longer. Her father was insisting that she at least take one class in order for her to stay living with him.

A significant point in Bems’ (1993) chapter in Lens of Gender on gender identity was the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy when it comes to the treatment and development of young boys and girls in society. The first point discussed is how the ‘maternal instinct’ is not so biological as much it is women being confined to the private sphere, in turn having the most interaction with children. This point stood out as I was reading because I have known from a young age I did not want children. Many told me that my opinion would change when I grew older, and when you have your own child being a mother comes naturally. As I reflected I was reminded of the point later made by Bem (1993) that “adults in the child’s community

​​Gender is defined as whatever behaviors and attitudes a group considers proper for its males and females. Unlike sex, gender is something that we learn from the day we are born. “Young children begin to acquire gender role stereotypes at about the same time they develop gender identity and by the age of 3 or 4 most children” (Amanda Youmans). Peers, community, media, religion and our upbringing all play a role in the understanding of our culture and what is considered acceptable for males and females. When the sex of a child is revealed, they are automatically placed into a gender specific role with certain expectations. There are things in this world such as colors, toys, media depiction and taught behaviors that play into these gender roles.

The word identity has become the most discussed idea in our society. It is described mostly, to be a word that stands for who we are. Therefore, because of who we are, identity has come to be a word that we use to claim and understand people’s actions in our society. So in this paper I will be analysing how social practices surrounding identity relates to gender in social, personal levels, through the work of three authors; by Ian Hacking on “kind making”, Margaret Somers on “Narrative construction of identity” and finally, Frederick Cooper and Rogers Brubaker on “beyond identity” . However, I will tilt more toward Frederick Cooper and Rogers Bruakers article on identity. This is because I feel that their article contributes better to my

Social workers are in a key position to helping parents and children in times of crisis. Social workers can be the helping hands for their clients either in therapy sessions, group therapy/support groups, crisis intervention, etc. Social work practitioners need to look for the warning signs in the teenagers, and the give the right techniques and services to help them cope with their diagnosis and/or struggles.

At first, I was very nervous to point it out to the director of the program because any assumption of that magnitude leads to serious circumstances. Later that same day, one of my friends reached out to me about an issue she was having with a friend who was going through a similar situation to what was happening with my student. After that conversation, I knew that I had to go forward with my concerns and tell the director what I thought was wrong. After the situation was examined, they told me that I had a good instinct and should really consider participating in more children helping programs. That really got me to think about changing into a career where I could help children. I have always considered studying family law but never thought of pursuing an undergrad degree in social work. I had also never met anyone who was working on a social work degree little less know that UT had a whole college dedicated to the study of social work. The synchronicity of my concerns for my student and my friends’ situation, allowed me to have a revelation in my career path, which was something I was really struggling with at the

I worked with a young man who was assigned male on his birth certificate. His personality and behavior was as if he was a female. Even though his character and behavior was different from his assigned birth, I watched some co-workers stereotype him the same way that society does. I was congruent with him, the only thing I could see was his muscular image of a man. When I questioned him on why he acted the way he was acting as a female, he explained to me that he always had been that way even as a child. He went on to say how he would play with dolls and walk in high heels shoes as a child. I did not understand even after he explained these things to me, only after wanting to become a social worker and educating myself on gender identity by

Students need to have advocates that care for their personal needs and the type of education they are receiving. School social workers provide the schools with resources to address personal and social problems the students is experiencing (NASW, 2006). The social worker can also create a dialogue among the schools, families, and the community to increase the chances of students been successful in the classrooms. Students will have the chance to have a person that can provide early interventions, group or individual counseling, and provide appropriate training programs.

Gender identity is the personal conception of being a man or a woman and the society creates standards and comes up with gender roles basing them on existing norms and traditions which will in turn influence gender identity. For instance, most societies associate strength and dominance to be masculine roles while caring and assisting or subordination known to be feminine roles. This clearly makes gender identity be bred within the society. One’s identity is important as it influences his or her life through events like life experiences, how one is being taken or treated, how to do one associate or socialize with others, the type of job one will have to do and also opportunities that may come up favoring a certain type of gender identity. One is also likely to face obstacles or discrimination due to his or her identity.

Gender socialization often begins early once parents are shown the sex of their child; from then on, baby showers are planned according to gender “appropriate” colors, which are often pink for girls and blue for boys. Even differences in how children are spoke to can be picked up easily in Western cultures. Girls are called pretty and sweet, whereas boys are handsome and strong. Ultimately, the way children learn to identify with their gender culture is in part due to not only family and friends, media, schools, and religion, but also from the toys that may inexplicitly advertise gender expectations. Gender-typed toys may be bought for children as a way for parents to encourage and reinforce gender-appropriate behaviors. However, recent debates have engulfed toy manufacturers and major retailers, which has brought about changes in toy design and marketing in an effort to make reflect more realistic and gender neutral options.

The construction of a self-identity can be a very complex process that every individual is identity is developed through the lenses of cultural influences and how it is expected to given at birth. Through this given identity we are expected to think, speak, and behave in a certain way that fits the mold of societal norms. This paper aims to explain how gender perform gender roles according these cultural values. I intend to analyze the process in which individuals learned and internalized their respective gender identities, through their cultural background. I will be conducting a set of interviews with the intention to compare my experience as a self-identified male of Mexican descent, to the experience of another male character of Japanese heritage in order to understand how we come to self-identify as masculine in diverged cultures. In this paper, I argue that the construction of gender identities is a direct consequence of societal influential factors such as family values; values that reflect the individual’s culture. This analysis will not only utilize evidence from these identity formations, but also in explaining why and how these self-identities were constructed using both theoretical sources and empirical studies as a framework.

Social work within the school system is an important and necessary asset to have. It helps many students with a severity of problems that children and adolescents face, whether it be at home or at the school itself. The role of the social worker is to establish a working relationship between the school and the family. In addition, they also help make sure that the child’s needs are met, whether it be their academic achievement, social, emotional and behavioural competence. By observing the child in its environment, they establish what needs that child might have and they figure out how they can utilize that perspective on the child to ensure that they perform to the best of their abilities academically or socially. We are looking at the different polices and job duties that a social worker faces while working in a school, whether it is a child with mental health related issues or a child with learning disabilities.