Gender Norms
Gender Norms
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Gender Norms and Kids
In recent new titled, “Kids Who Veer from Gender Norms Are at Higher Risk for Abuse”, the reporter Madison Park has unveiled the story of Mich and her parents. The news which has been published on the CNN site reveals the story of Mich, who was bullied and harassed by friends and family for wanting to look like a male instead of a female. This news story is the example of how someone wanting to be the opposite gender can be disturbing to family and friends. It does not mean they have a mental disorder or want to change their gender they are just not comfortable being a girl or boy as they were born. "A lot of children seem to be experimenting with cross-gender behavior, …show more content…
but very few are following through to request gender change as they mature," wrote Dr. Walter Meyer III, a pediatric psychiatrist at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, in a separate commentary published in Pediatrics.”
Brief Summary: A female who goes by the name of Mich decided that she wanted to be more like a male, and she let her family and friends know that by dressing like a male and also telling them verbally.
For Mich she felt as though it was not cute to dress up in all pink and play with dolls like other little girls. This started when Mich was a lot younger. After mentioning to her family and friends they let it be known that she was not accepted and that she needed to be more like a girl. Most of the time Mich was verbally abused more by her parents than her peers. No she does not want to change her gender, but considers herself gender neutral- meaning female nor male. There is nothing saying that our biological gender is consistent with our biological …show more content…
sex.
Analysis: The given case is an example of the gender norms and a male or female wanted to be more like the opposite sex. Also the world is now exposed to the fact that most kids who suffer with gender issues are depressed and experience mental and sometimes physical abuse from family and friends. It is sad to say, but most people experience more of the abuse from family. These are the people they felt they could trust that turned on them once they realized what was going on. Most people are afraid and feel that something is wrong with individuals that have gender issues.
This CNN news report has many sociological concepts linked to it and on the basis of these concepts the case can be analyzed as follows: 1.
Social stratification: The stratification is the categorization of various people in the society. This concept can be applied here for the simple fact that Mich was classified as abnormal and that in order for her to be normal she needed to be more like a female instead of a male. 2. Status: The determinant of the position of a person in the society is called the status of the person. The status determines the place of the person in the society. In this case the status Mich was out on her own she was not accepted by family or friends. 3. Deviance: This sociological concept determines the ways in which a person or group of persons violates the social rules and it occurs due to varied cultures. The deviance in this case occurred when Mich wanted to be a male. 4. Norms: A standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group. The norm that was violated by Mich was looking and acting like a male. This is not normal in our society even though it is becoming accepted by more people. 5. Culture: This sociological concept is defined as the way people think, act, and material things that shape our way of life. This concept was used in the sense that an individual can be abused verbally/ physically for not acting as her family and peers wanted her to
act. 6. Gender: The sociological concept gender is the wide set of characteristics that are seen to distinguish between male and female. In this news article included that females and males want to break norms and look like the opposite sex.
References
Henslin, J. M. (2012) Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach. (10th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Park, M (2012) Kids who veer from gender norms at higher risk for abuse. Retrieved July 7,2013 from http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/20/health/child-gender-nonconformity/index.html
4230 SOCI111
Gender Norms and Kids
In recent new titled, “Kids Who Veer from Gender Norms Are at Higher Risk for Abuse”, the reporter Madison Park has unveiled the story of Mich and her parents. The news which has been published on the CNN site reveals the story of Mich, who was bullied and harassed by friends and family for wanting to look like a male instead of a female. This news story is the example of how someone wanting to be the opposite gender can be disturbing to family and friends. It does not mean they have a mental disorder or want to change their gender they are just not comfortable being a girl or boy as they were born. "A lot of children seem to be experimenting with cross-gender behavior, …show more content…
but very few are following through to request gender change as they mature," wrote Dr. Walter Meyer III, a pediatric psychiatrist at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, in a separate commentary published in Pediatrics.”
Brief Summary: A female who goes by the name of Mich decided that she wanted to be more like a male, and she let her family and friends know that by dressing like a male and also telling them verbally.
For Mich she felt as though it was not cute to dress up in all pink and play with dolls like other little girls. This started when Mich was a lot younger. After mentioning to her family and friends they let it be known that she was not accepted and that she needed to be more like a girl. Most of the time Mich was verbally abused more by her parents than her peers. No she does not want to change her gender, but considers herself gender neutral- meaning female nor male. There is nothing saying that our biological gender is consistent with our biological …show more content…
sex.
Analysis: The given case is an example of the gender norms and a male or female wanted to be more like the opposite sex. Also the world is now exposed to the fact that most kids who suffer with gender issues are depressed and experience mental and sometimes physical abuse from family and friends. It is sad to say, but most people experience more of the abuse from family. These are the people they felt they could trust that turned on them once they realized what was going on. Most people are afraid and feel that something is wrong with individuals that have gender issues.
This CNN news report has many sociological concepts linked to it and on the basis of these concepts the case can be analyzed as follows: 1.
Social stratification: The stratification is the categorization of various people in the society. This concept can be applied here for the simple fact that Mich was classified as abnormal and that in order for her to be normal she needed to be more like a female instead of a male. 2. Status: The determinant of the position of a person in the society is called the status of the person. The status determines the place of the person in the society. In this case the status Mich was out on her own she was not accepted by family or friends. 3. Deviance: This sociological concept determines the ways in which a person or group of persons violates the social rules and it occurs due to varied cultures. The deviance in this case occurred when Mich wanted to be a male. 4. Norms: A standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group. The norm that was violated by Mich was looking and acting like a male. This is not normal in our society even though it is becoming accepted by more people. 5. Culture: This sociological concept is defined as the way people think, act, and material things that shape our way of life. This concept was used in the sense that an individual can be abused verbally/ physically for not acting as her family and peers wanted her to
act. 6. Gender: The sociological concept gender is the wide set of characteristics that are seen to distinguish between male and female. In this news article included that females and males want to break norms and look like the opposite sex.
References
Henslin, J. M. (2012) Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach. (10th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Park, M (2012) Kids who veer from gender norms at higher risk for abuse. Retrieved July 7,2013 from http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/20/health/child-gender-nonconformity/index.html