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    Cited: Devor‚ Aaron H. “Becoming Members of Society: Learning the Social Meanings of Gender.” Rereading America. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s‚ 2004. pp.424-431. Mary Desjardins. “Gender and Television.” California State University‚ Fullerton in The Museum of Broadcast

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    Hamelin 1 Jade Hamelin Professor Werbel Political Science 101 February 10‚ 15 Word Count: 918 It has been proven over and over many times that women have the abilities to do the same jobs as men‚ but as a society we tend to discourage women when they are trying to get in the fields of politics and government. No longer is the excuse that family is what is pulling women back when it comes to job opportunities‚ it is what society has chosen as what roles women should and shouldn’t take part in. The

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    Biology alone determines whether a person is female or 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

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    many years ago. Most families in today’s age have a household with both partners working and having an income. It has really been a great step forward for women and I’m sure it is only the beginning of greater things to come. In Rereading America Devor says the ‘generalized other’ as “a sort of monitoring or measuring device with which individuals may judge their own actions against those of their

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    As society advances‚ expectations differ on each gender role. From the paste generations‚ gender was defined in two terms – man or woman. However‚ in modern days‚ gender equality has been raising‚ because as time goes by gender roles are questioned and changed. Future more‚ every man or a woman has to behave in a way to be accepted by the society. A man or a woman have different responsibilities to improvise in result to keep their gender moto. These so-called expectations are passed on through generations

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    Throughout history there has been a power struggle between men and women. According to the Bible‚ women were made from men‚ and also for men. Some would say that throughout time‚ men have always felt superior to women‚ and that women have assumed more of a subservient role. The woman in Ursula Le Guin’s short story “She Unnames Them” takes the initiative of removing the names of all creatures on earth‚ which were named by man. This effort was to break the barrier‚ create equality‚ and end the power

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    Guy Code” written by Michael Kimmel. Kimmel argues that males are only allowed to adopt an imposed gender identity prescribed by the Guy Code. If young men go beyond of the male boundary‚ they will be reward with ridicule and scorn. However‚ Aaron Devor explains that gender identity from a broader horizon than Kimmel and introduces an idea of mediated gender identity that is able to potentially erase the systemetic power of gender discrimination in “Becoming Members of Society Learning the Social

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    replicas‚ such as an Easy-Bake Oven‚ which will prepare the girls for future "duties;" whereas‚ boys will play with toy cars and video games of violence or sports which will give the boys the masculine mindset necessary for future "success." Aaron Devor comments in "Gender Role Behaviors an Attitudes" about gender differences saying "The schema claims that males are innately aggressive and competitive and

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    their home and to wait on the husband for authority. That idea has been established way back when and has not changed too much over the years. The author of the essay “Becoming Members of Society: Learning The Social Meanings Of Gender”‚ By Aaron H. Devor agrees by stating‚ “These two clusters of attributes are commonly seen as mirror images of one another with masculinity usually characterized by dominance and aggression‚ and femininity by passivity and submission”(390). Even modern day television

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    After Holly lost her virginity to the popular Paul Bennet‚ a guy she barely knows‚ she becomes eaten by guilt after assuming that their hook up was a one night thing. Which it was not‚ Paul wanted to continue to see Holly. But‚ Paul had happened to have a girlfriend named Saskia Van Wyck‚ which to Holly she seemed like the perfect girlfriend. She was pretty‚ smart‚ and popular‚ everything that Holly thought the opposite of herself as. As shown in this passage taken out of the book‚ Holly couldn’t

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