Author Aaron H. Devor argues in “Becoming Members of Society: Learning the Social Meanings of Gender” that the task to be appropriate members of society in North America requires disproportionate gender roles, resulting in the unjust and prejudicial treatment of one another. Based on this, the terms “masculinity” and “femininity” are used to declare the belonging and publication of a role, whether this be appointed to at birth or acquired through the human life span, these two categories are what society has deemed responsible to either or (50). Devor believes that the demands of society have constructed a platform of prescribed feelings and characteristics that should only be portrayed by one role or the other (53). This is delivered to the
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Although this is true, Devor states, with a scientific study, that “children . . . understand gender as a function of role rather than as a function of anatomy.” This shows the degree to which children have an understanding of the difference between the two categories of masculinity and femininity, but it also represents the claim of which Devor speaks of.
Devor’s formal judgement upon the social meanings of gender is critically, if not most significantly, expressed through his language. His interminable use of terms that are associated with his accordance of “socially directed hormonal instructions” exemplifies the unsuitable perception of a specific gender and is depicted as “dominance”, “communication”, and “identity” (53). Throughout the context these expressions denote his strong argument of social imbalance. The meaning of gender and the way it is conveyed begins with the younger population, who to become part of society, have to learn to behave as their categorized gender role inflicted upon by the adults who prior to them were inflicted this very same behavior. This cycle of teaching continues to help establish the wrong attitudes on
Although this is true, Devor states, with a scientific study, that “children . . . understand gender as a function of role rather than as a function of anatomy.” This shows the degree to which children have an understanding of the difference between the two categories of masculinity and femininity, but it also represents the claim of which Devor speaks of.
Devor’s formal judgement upon the social meanings of gender is critically, if not most significantly, expressed through his language. His interminable use of terms that are associated with his accordance of “socially directed hormonal instructions” exemplifies the unsuitable perception of a specific gender and is depicted as “dominance”, “communication”, and “identity” (53). Throughout the context these expressions denote his strong argument of social imbalance. The meaning of gender and the way it is conveyed begins with the younger population, who to become part of society, have to learn to behave as their categorized gender role inflicted upon by the adults who prior to them were inflicted this very same behavior. This cycle of teaching continues to help establish the wrong attitudes on