Gender Norms And Differences

How did this activity shape your understanding of how gender norms can shift across generations and over time?

The American family has continuously been changing over the years and has been shaped by changing ideas about gender, sexuality, race, and class. The institution of the family has changed but it has also remained the same in some aspects. Society’s acceptance of changes in gender and sexual norms have reshaped representations of the family. Betty Friedan, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Dorothy Sue Cobble have written articles that pertain to the changing of the institution. As the American society changes its views on gender and sexual norms, sometimes through movements, it has informed representations of the family.

Many cultures and communities that exist around the planet, and each one has their own gender roles and social norms. People within these communities are raised barakaided by these stereotypes since the day they are born. The categories for these genders are passed on from generation-to-generation making them more difficult to defy. Children in their early childhood begin connecting the building blocks of specific characteristics to certain genders unknowingly because of the environment they are exposed to. With everything from children’s toys to snack packages displaying gender specific characteristics is what is leading to gender stereotypical terms that are heard on a day-to-day basis in common areas. The consequences to such classifying

People tend to conform to what we as of now have deemed acceptable in our society. Girls especially may feel pressured to look or dress a specific way, wanting to be “beautiful” in the eyes of society. Every so often I will walk around and see people who all dress in similar fashion, or all wear the same brands as though the name alone will make them more noticeable. Some groups, though they are harder to find as people are starting to try and be individuals, do it to the point where they all really just look like clones of one another as shown in the picture. Girls who look different from the norm, such as ones who wear baggy clothing or have a different body type or even dyed hair tend to stand out among the crowds. They don’t necessarily

The media is currently largely responsible in creating and reminding people of the existence of gender roles and social norms, which consequently influences children. Aside from media, parents are the most responsible in the upbringing of their child. That being said, parents can choose to control what they teach their child and steer them away from the societal norms of certain gender roles, but they don’t have control over the media’s content. Sometimes, parents can’t help if they give their daughter a Barbie doll and their son a Batman action figure, because they don’t realize it and they themselves were raised to understand that girls are supposed to like this and do that and boys are supposed to like that and do this. It’s all a chain

Why her sitting down would have made a scene can be traced back to the idea of gender norms, and when people go against what is considered to be normal, they face sanctions – “an action that indicates the approval or disapproval of conduct relating to a social norm" (Johnston et al. 2017). Miriam would have faced critical side-glances and Bernie may have had people approach him to ask what was wrong with Miriam. Similar to what Miriam and Bernie may have experienced, sanctions are usually not what people hear on the news today like new sanctions and ordinances being imposed on Russia, North Korea, or Iran, but are smaller actions that show disapproval. An example of sanctions that actually occurred in The Finest Hours took place before Bernie

Something that struck me reading this article was the claim that gender is determined by societal norms. What gives society the right to deem the color pink a girly color and black a boy color. What gives society the right to determine playing with dolls is for girls and playing with cars is for guys? Why do we have to put labels on things? This is part of the reason there are so many people who are confused with their identity in the world. A guy may have some habits that are considered “girly”. All of a sudden he thinks he needs a sex change because society is telling him he acts like a girl. While we cannot allow ourselves to be defined by society any longer, we cannot allow ourselves to define other people. The only way to stop the stereotypes

Gender roles are determined by both societal culture and the result of biological makeup. Media as an impact on the decision of what your role will be in society. Your decision on what you want to be is formed through the span of grown and observing what happens in society. Your biological makeup can also guide what you gender role is because it categorizes you into male or female.

In recent times, it has become much more common and socially acceptable for parents to raise their children in gender neutral ways. As queer rights, feminist movements, and gender equality take on a greater social relevance, many caregivers no longer expect their children to behave stereotypically “masculine” or “feminine;” children may even be praised for going beyond their gendered expectations (e.g., boys who can cook well or girls who are fit and athletic). Raising your kids without expecting them to conform to gender norms may allow them to develop a broad potential in many areas, rather than only allowing them to explore activities that are appropriate for their traditional gender roles. For example, if you are raising a girl, she may have the potential to become both a great mechanic and a talented dancer if you do not narrow her choices down to only those that are gender conforming. However, this choice in parenting may come with some unexpected issues and consequences -- ones that are as of yet unforeseen.

Women are perceived as people who cannot make final decisions, this has been a common norm since early ages. Biblically they should be submissive to their respective husbands and as part of the segregation they were restricted to get certain qualifications or be in power.

The progress in the education of gender norms has significantly advanced in recent years. The labels people used to use to identify someone’s gender has changed as more and more people start to identify outside of the original male/female genders. Sara Leifeste mentions in her article that kids are “still being socialized into their designated gender” meaning that after kids have somewhat developed, they are still being put into predesigned gender roles and are not given a choice (1). I agree that gender and sex are not the same, and that education on what the gender norms are starts with identifying the difference between gender and sex and evaluating the gender binary and going to a deeper understanding the people who live in and outside

Before given this assignment I never really thought about how gender affected my life, and if it did in what ways. But reflecting on my everyday lifestyle I can see how gender affects my life more clearly now. Gender norms and misogyny that attends them have affected my self-esteem and body-image, issues that feminism can help me understand and resolve gender norms. The two gender norms that I will discuss later in this paper are the: expectations of women feeling pressured as sexual beings for males and the drive from sexual desire encourages the media to set impossible standards of feminine beauty. These two examples of everyday gender norms have a big impact on not only the female population, but also my life as well.

When we look at gender, we look at the social norms that are associated with, within each gender. Each gender has an individual way of communicating. Women talk about things guys would not understand, and we see males talk about things that females would not ever think of talking about. We live in a society where women have to be polite and not vulgar. On the other hand, it is considered okay for men to talk in a vulgar or impolite way. For example, in a school setting, if a girl said something inappropriate, a teacher might scold her for her behavior. But if a boy said something impolite, a teacher might brush it off and say, “Boys will be boys”. A time where I have witnessed men and women displaying different idiolects would be a personal

November 24, 1922 12pm.: Ever since I cut my hair I’ve never felt so free. I refuse to wear the corsets that I have been obligated to use since childhood. You cannot believe how relived I am to not have to wear those tight close fitting undergarments. So instead I have started wearing loose dresses that I feel more comfortable in. My mother always told me that men liked women with a slim waist and emphasized breast and with my new look no man will want to marry me. Of course she is livid. Not only at the fact that I cut the “beautiful long cascade of never ending long dark hair” as she says, but mostly because I’m rebelling against society’s norm. I’ve decided that it is time to take a stand for my rights and fight for my independence. I refuse to comply too these social norms. The submissive woman, restricted from freedom due to her traditional modest, accustomed, womanly gender roles. I will not be that woman. I will be the change. I’ve seen my mother, grandmother do it for years and I’ve had it. We have been repressed, and made slaves of the household generating a perspective that all we have to offer is pleasing our men and doing chores. But these social conventions will finally come to an end. Thanks too many women who have decided to be the change for today’s society. The Voting right for women has already commenced. And I can’t find the words to describe how incredibly joyful I am that now we have the right to vote. As of now we have a whole new sector of power and

In this course, Anthropology 101, Dr. Crandall has talked many things about human beings, which include differences and similarities. Films he has shown and books for the class assignments capture a fact that there are several common things to all people and several major kinds of differences between people. In addition, Dr. Crandall has taught why human beings have such similarities and why it’s universal all over the world, instead of just in the small regional area. Considering everything mentioned above, at the end of this course, it was fun to think about what appears to me to be more important, the differences or the similarities. Specific four aspects of human life and experiences—seeking for better life, cultural belief, economic status, and technology advancement—are common to all people and societies because the world is following the same path. In addition, There are also specific differences between peoples—perceptions towards gender roles, the purpose of life, unique cultural traditions, and social norms. The differences are more important than the similarities because people can learn new things from each other through sharing unique ideas and perspectives.