Gender is ‘cultural all the way down’. Explain this statement, utilising concepts and theories covered in this unit and 1-2 examples from everyday life (for example, shopping, dressing & grooming, playing sports or computer games, working).
There are some different perspectives about gender and culture interaction. Some people argue that biology is important and gender role is a natural behaviours and attitudes. While stronger belief comments that gender is completely social construction and it is the society that decides about being male or female. This essay will demonstrate first of all the distinction between sex and gender since knowing about that is important for understanding what is natural and what is social. Then it will reveal opponent …show more content…
And explained that gender is a cultural construction and is applied by stereotyping through some components like families, schools, media and books. Also, presented some examples of different types of stereotyping. Such as girls should be teachers and nurses and boys doctors and managers or girls should play with a doll and boys with a car. By considering these evidences, it cannot be wrong if to be claimed that gender is cultural all the way down. At this point is necessary to mention that there is nothing wrong with a girl being a nurse, playing with a doll or dressing pink or a boy being a doctor, playing with a truck or dressing blue. What is wrong is stereotyping and believing that all girls should be same and all boys same. What is wrong is that influence a girl that you cannot be an astronaut or surgeon because you are a girl. Therefore, it seems to be necessary to do some researches and studies about how can lessen gender stereotyping or its effects on people especially children. Also, how can draw men’s attention to this issue. Since, they are the half of the world population and their cooperation is very important. However, it seems most of men enjoy “hegemonic masculinity” in the world and do not want it to change (Holmes,
There are some different perspectives about gender and culture interaction. Some people argue that biology is important and gender role is a natural behaviours and attitudes. While stronger belief comments that gender is completely social construction and it is the society that decides about being male or female. This essay will demonstrate first of all the distinction between sex and gender since knowing about that is important for understanding what is natural and what is social. Then it will reveal opponent …show more content…
And explained that gender is a cultural construction and is applied by stereotyping through some components like families, schools, media and books. Also, presented some examples of different types of stereotyping. Such as girls should be teachers and nurses and boys doctors and managers or girls should play with a doll and boys with a car. By considering these evidences, it cannot be wrong if to be claimed that gender is cultural all the way down. At this point is necessary to mention that there is nothing wrong with a girl being a nurse, playing with a doll or dressing pink or a boy being a doctor, playing with a truck or dressing blue. What is wrong is stereotyping and believing that all girls should be same and all boys same. What is wrong is that influence a girl that you cannot be an astronaut or surgeon because you are a girl. Therefore, it seems to be necessary to do some researches and studies about how can lessen gender stereotyping or its effects on people especially children. Also, how can draw men’s attention to this issue. Since, they are the half of the world population and their cooperation is very important. However, it seems most of men enjoy “hegemonic masculinity” in the world and do not want it to change (Holmes,