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    I will argue that gender identity is a social construct‚ as gender roles‚ created by society‚ are used to build ones idea of their own ’gender identity’. According to Lorber (1994)‚ there are more gender identities then just man and woman. One can identify as a transsexual (someone who has gone through surgery to alter their sex) or a transvestite (one who dresses to be seen as the opposite gender). These people conform to the expectations of the gender they’d like to be perceived as. In other words

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    When we think of gender construct in society we often associate characteristics such as strength and courage to males and fragility to women. Characteristics defined to be strictly that of male or female are often very far from accurate. Gender performativity is the idea that gender differences are socially constructed and are learned through observation. The gender construct we see in society today has been reinforced over time by the media as well as the strong beliefs of most individuals in society

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    have been identified to perpetuate rather than resolve the social inequities they should be resolving. Furthermore‚ the superiority of social class over race and gender is supported by the realization that socioeconomic disadvantage is in reality a present handicap‚ rather than an intergeneration one and it can be assessed at an individual level and not necessarily in aggregate (Magnus & Mick‚ 2000). Aggregating an entire race or gender in affirmative action is a reflection of the inherent shortcomings

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    Gender a Discussion Gendering has become a way for sociologist to view the changing social structure in today’s society. With the sexual revolution of the sixties academics worked to develop a means to label the different attitudes of the new generation emerging. In the documentary Gender: The Enduring Paradox they interview the very young and old white male and female subjects‚ a noted African American female poet‚ and an Asian female writer/director. The interviews with the young have leading

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    to play with his toys.   Social-Emotional Development- Analysis/ Concluding Thoughts:   I feel that based on my observations that this child would be considered to be atypical. He did not seem to have his social-emotional skills completely developed. He did not seem to show any positive emotion when a child or adult was trying to interact with him. Four specific pieces of information that were found in the child that relate back to the book are; gender stereotypes‚ social learning theories‚

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    Social Influences. Social influences‚ such as mass media‚ religious and educational institutions‚ help enforce traditional gender roles initially taught in the family home (Stromberg & Harkess 137-45). In "Media‚ Gender And Identity: An Introduction‚" sociologist and media theorist David Gauntlett indicates that "Although women are more equally represented in media today‚ women are still less likely than men to be in a leading role. Women also continue to be portrayed as victims who are constantly

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    Doing Gender: Gendersocial-constructionism‚ and interpersonal interaction West and Zimmerman’s (1987) iconic piece attends to the notion of gender as a process that is accomplished in everyday interaction. Contrary to theoretical approaches that would afford a primacy to socialisation or to an understanding of gender as gender roles‚ it is argued that gender is an activity that is done by individuals in situated contexts‚ through which a management of conduct takes place against a backdrop of

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    HIS 326 Final Paper Social Justice in America: Rauschenbusch’s Social Gospel Movement and Comparisons to Marx Capitalism is the only economic structure and way of life most Americans and even most people in developed countries around the world today know. But capitalism isn’t the only economic ideal out there and not everyone would agree with its foundations and principles. Capitalism is a system of economics in which individual private ownership is central and the quest for profit and

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    Three theories that will be explored in this project include: social construction‚ gender and socialization. Social construction refers to the ways in which reality is negotiated in everyday life through people’s interactions and through sets of discourses (AL. James& A. James‚ 2012‚ p.116). Furthermore‚ this theory suggests that we all have different experiences of childhood. The experiences of children all around the world will differ. We cannot assume that children’s experiences of high school

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    to Lorber‚ “For the individual‚ gender construction starts with assignment to a sex category on the basis of what the genitalia look like at birth.” (1993: 97) From that point‚ until puberty‚ children are socialized into their prescribed gender roles. However‚ Lorber tell us because there are separate activities socially constructed as feminine or masculine‚ the experiences associated with these activities would all contribute to the social construction of gender (1993). The first evidentiary support

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