Critical Analysis

“Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories by which we categorize and dismiss each other need to be excavated from the inside” (Allison 1996). Gender, race, and class are the three key factors that form the experiences of all people. Currently, the common thought process thought by many is that race, class, sexuality, and gender are very separate subjects and do not interlock. However, as we are now starting to see in society these four subjects could not be more interlocking. All of these play a key part in unlocking human behavior and the lives we live on a daily basis. Gender, race, and class are all dependent on each other and when there are certain patterns between the two, we start to realize the specific disadvantages. Throughout, humanities existence on Earth we can see and witness throughout history how much race, class, sexuality, and gender have shaped modern society. Throughout, this critical analysis I will shine a light on the modern day society and how the gender, race, and class have shaped and continue to shape our society.
“Gender is rooted in social institutions and results in…the relationships between women and men…giving them differing…advantage and disadvantage within institutions” (Collins and Anderson 93). While, many can interpret this quote in many different it ways, the main point that the authors are trying make is that gender instantly sets on a certain path from birth. For Example, when listening to the short reading on what is for boys and what is for girls, the very basic baby toys and clothes are gendered. As a result, our environment becomes gender from the very minute we are born. Think about it, what is the first question asked when a baby is born? I’ll tell you. It is, “what is the gender”? Due to the suddenness of the question it is no reprise that boys get blue blankets and model airplanes, in contrast, with girls who get pink blankets and dolls. Therefore, it should be no surprise that as we get older the