Sunday, May 6, 2012
Gender normss
Gender norms play a huge role in our society. From a very young age, we are taught how girls and guys are supposed to act. For example playing with American Girl Dolls, Barbies, and kitchen sets were popular for girls while boys played with toy cars and action figures a lot. There are always exceptions to gender norms, but for the most part, girls and guys are expected to act certain ways based on stereotypes. It is expected of men to be the "tough" working people while women are stay at home moms. Though wrong, society thinks this way and when a girl/boy doesn't follow the gender norms, they are considered somewhat of an outcast.
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I agree with you that there are always exceptions to the gender norms in our society. For the most part the gender norms we have in the U.S. are what make people believe men are the leaders and workers while women are the caretakers and cleaners. Because we are so heavily influenced by these norms, it is considered to be "different" for the people who break them.
I agree with what you said about when people reject the gender norms assigned to them. Society puts labels on them and calls them names. Instead of accepting that they are going to be their own person, society tries to mock them into doing what is socially normal.
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