Judith Lorber's The Social Construction Of Gender?

Introduction

“Blue is for boys and pink is for girls”— Prior, to the birth of a child is labelled a “boy” or “girl”, which will determine the child’s social role in society. But, in modern day parents are choosing to raise their child gender neutral. Hence, gender neutral is defined as, “Suitable for, applicable to, or common to both male and female genders.” Specifically, gender neutral parenting is, “when you raise your child without explicitly forcing preconceived gender norms onto them in the hopes that they’ll find gender from their children altogether.” Moreover, gender neutral allows children to avoid distinguishing roles according to a person’s sex or gender. Thus, avoiding the discrimination arising from the social roles and expectations assigned to each gender. Although, gender roles define the social roles of individuals in society, gender neutral, allows parents to lessen the views of typical gender roles, discrimination, and gender socialization. …show more content…
To reinforce the gender difference children are socialize to focus on the difference between genders. Thus, the process of gender socialization children learn the social expectations association with boys and girls. In the article “The social construction of gender”, Judith Lorber, examines gender as a process of creating a distinguishable social status in our institutions. The author believes that gender is learned through social interaction and then is acted and reacted, when she states, “Every day gendered interaction build gender into the family, the work process, and other organizations and institutions, which in turn reinforces gender expectations for individuals. (114).” This demonstrates that through interaction, gender and meaning are created through language, symbols and rules. Thus, a gender neutral socialization approach may help avoid gender stereotyping and