Socialization Perpetuates The Cycle Of Oppression

Natasha,

I appreciate you bring up the socialization piece, as I feel that socialization perpetuates the cycle of oppression brought on by the advertisements we are immersed in from a young age. I feel that this is the hardest and most awful pieces as it gives the false ideas of what it is meant to be male and female and the ways these false ideas are acted upon in our societal interactions with others. And as you have mentioned, this does not stop at any particular point throughout our stages of development. As these forms of gender polarization continue, these flawed ideas are only strengthened, but the level of oppression grows deeper and the androcentric views of society are validated.

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