1.The earliest memory I had of understanding the particular behaviors of a girl was when I could understand the meaning of words. I learned my feminine behaviors of how to be a girl by observation. I watched TV and observed all the women and men around me. I can say I wasn 't pursued to be one way or the other. As I grow up, I wanted to wear fewer dresses and more shorts. I inspired to accomplish daredevil acts that boys did, play football, and basketball. I was labeled as an tomboy by my friends. I wished for nice tennis shoes, not sandals. At that time, I didn’t think about my sexual orientation as a child. I just wasn 't interesting in playing with dolls like an abundance of little girls I encountered.
2.My parents and family members never influenced my beliefs in any which way about sexual orientation. The possible reason I never got influenced one way or the other is a result of having no one approachable to spark up a discussion about same sex matters. The only time I heard about anything related to LGBT is in the church. My pastor at the time emphasized on how it’s wrong to have other sexual behavior except heterosexual behavior.
Moving forward I can speak of me as a parent and how I influence my children. When my daughter at the age of 15 expressed her interest in girls that’s when discussions came up. I decided I will be supportive and love her whatever path of love she choices. On the grounds that I still had a little seed planted in me by the pastor on
Facts: Masculine and feminine behavior is not just defined by the fact that we are born male or female - biology. Various cultural and societal influences also have an effect on the manner in which someone behaves. Men and women learn how to conduct themselves based on gender expectations created by society; the expected masculine and feminine characteristics are known as gender roles. According to the text, “General Psychology”, “Gender roles are demonstrated through the actions, general beliefs
interactions; however, it is not as simple as it may seem. A gender system occurs in every society. It is all about of all the ideas of female and male that are in a certain place at a certain time and all the values as regards who decides what, who does what, and how we feel ourselves and one another, mutually and independently. For this reason, there are too many gender researchers that study how we construct our life (for example, how we think, feel, interpret, etc.). Researches who came up with
our parents, relatives, and peers. My earliest enculturation experience is when I was in kindergarten. I learned about culturally accepted behaviors for both genders and experienced double standard between male and female. My family and my peers were the most influential in this enculturation experience as they were the people I associated with during my early childhood. My early childhood experience of double standard has shaped my values and how I perceive my culture. Double standard varies culture
1. I did my research on toys at Target. What I discovered was that mostly all gender-neutral toys have to do with educational toys and toys for children whose mindset does not see that’s a girl or boy toy. All the gender-neutral toys were colorful, but mostly used green, blue, yellow, and red colors, thus making targeting boys and girls. What I found in the masculine toy section was that mostly all the toys were blue, black, or dark colors. Lots of toys promoted violence like the Nerf guns and Power
gendered institutions such as family and friends we learn gender-appropriate behavior and develop our ideas and beliefs of what appropriate feminine and masculine gender roles are and form our gender identity. Gendered institutions are reinforced by a gender belief system, which are the feminine and masculine traits characteristics that are considered to be socially acceptable. Gender roles are the “attitudes, behavior, and activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex” (Kendall
Gender Roles
While I was growing up, gender roles were highly defined by my parents and teachers as well as all other societal influences. Boys were taught to do 'boy' things and girls were taught to do 'girly' things. The toys that children play with and the activities that are encouraged by adults demonstrate the influence of gender roles on today's youth.
In my formative years, the masculine traits that I learned came out because of the activities that my parents had me engage in
What are gender appropriate activities for a five year old boy? Is it okay for him to play house and care for baby dolls, or must he only play with matchbox cars and tonka trucks? Children raised by an opposite-sex parent, with an opposite-sex sibling, will be more likely to engage in gender specific play of their sibling. I performed a qualitative study, observing a little boy in different settings while playing. In one setting, the boy was provided with toy cars and trucks, along with a tea set
This paper examines how and when I realized my identity of how I saw myself and how others saw me when I was a child. I examined my identity by my gender identity, racial identity, and my ethnicity identity. I describe my earliest memory of realizing my gender identity by remembering when I realized I was a woman. I discuss how I became to learn about my racial identity and ethnicity identity by going to school with various people. I then describe how the aspects of my gender identity and racial identity
What does it mean to be a woman or man? Whether we a man or a woman, in today’s society it is not determined just by our sex organs. Our gender includes a complex mix of beliefs, behaviors, and characteristics. How do you act, talk, and behave like a woman or man? Are you feminine or masculine, both, or neither? These are questions that help us get to the core of our gender and gender identity. Gender identity is how we feel about and express our gender and gender roles: clothing, behavior, and
as a significant agent in the reproduction of culture. In this essay I will be discussing the ways in which societal norms and practices surrounding gender are reflected in the schooling system and are consequently reproduced into the next generation. I will explore how gender is a social construct, changing across time and culture, and performed by individuals. I will analyse how through my socialisation at school, I have learned societally constructed gender ideals, and how this has affected by identity