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    How to become a Social Worker. The field I want to enter into is CPS/Social Worker. Ever since I was just a little girl I’ve always wanted to help families in need‚ and help kids who need it. Being a Social Worker you can help families and kids in need. Rehabilitation and counseling and placement services for neglected and abused children and teens. To be able to get into this field you need‚ a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and a licence or certification is typically required for entry-level work

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    male‚ not culture‚ but cultural myths outline the roles women and men play in society. These cultural myths constitute to the lack of differentiation between sex and gender‚ imposing the idea of nature versus nurture. While one is born either female or male due to biology‚ one’s culture ultimately makes one into a woman or a man. Society has predisposed images of what it means to be feminine or masculine. These gender roles limit the individual’s potential‚ making humans into performers that must

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    exactly is “Gender” and what a “Social Construct” means. GENDER In a layman’s language‚ Gender is simply the distinction between male and female. However‚ if we look deeper in well‚ we will notice the gender construction starts with the association of sex category at the time of birth. Sex is the biological distinction between a man and a woman and gender is based on sex. A sex category becomes a gender status through naming‚ dress and the use of other gender marks

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    Race‚ Class‚ and Gender in Learning Strayer University There is no simple definition or answer when one asks the question‚ “What is the purpose of education in adult learning.” To justly answer or define this question one most first ask one definitive question that will provide three important variables. Ultimately‚ we must ask “Who is asking this question?” simply‚ what is this person’s background‚ are they a WASP or a minority? What is their social class? Are they male or female? The answers

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    Gender” and the Importance of “The Social Construction of Gender.” Gender is an individual ’s natural sense of themselves existing as a male or female‚ which may hold opposing views from their biological sex. I believe sex and gender are two terms used interchangeably. Sex implies the biological characteristics among females and males. Whereas gender implies the social qualities connected with being a female or male. As Lorber states‚ “I am arguing that bodies differ physiologically‚ but they

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    Social Learning Theory

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    Describe and discuss the social learning theory of gender development - 10 marks The social learning theory states that gender is effectively learned through others. It also states that there are no differences between males and females psychologically. This would lead to the fact that gender differences occur because of society and other factors such as culture and religion. Firstly‚ the social learning theory states that individuals learn or develop behaviours through attention and retention

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    emphasis from learning with the focus being on the individual (local) to learning as part of a community (global). The emergence of social communities have worked in tandem with established forms of learning to educate the masses. These social communities were called by various names each having a different function and or terms of reference. Local learning takes place within ‘self’‚ as we learn people learn with us and from us‚ in a non formal or informal way. As we learn we tend to build social communities

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    Gender Norms In Society

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    Gender norms have been constantly argued and overlooked for years. This term refers to the assignment of acceptable behaviors based on an individual’s sex. However‚ with the diverse population in America‚ norms are almost impossible to follow. There are women who work in “male professions”‚ men as homemakers‚ and others who desire to be different. Dishman and Tayler demonstrate pictures and brands in their articles that challenge what is considered normal for each sex. Gender norms are stereotypes

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    Gender is ascribed meaning something people are not born as or with‚ while sex is prescribed meaning something someone is born as or with such as race. Society assigns gender to each person and those children who are born with an ambiguous genitalia are often assigned a gender based on what doctors may think is easier to make‚ boy or girl. Why is it so wrong to leave these children as they are? Why must a gender be assigned to these children immediately? We are constantly “doing gender” even when

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    understand the social construction of gender‚ one must first know what a social construct is. According to Oxford Dictionary‚ a social construct is a‚ “theoretical approach which regards human experience and knowledge as originating within cultivated social groups” Oxford Press December 16. In other words‚ a construct is nearly a reality that most individuals follow based on custom‚ habit‚ and symbols‚ that are imbedded in a specific culture. Moreover‚ the basic theories of a social construction are

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