Sex and gender may seem to go hand in hand but overtime I learned they are completely different. Our sex is biology, it is the biological characteristic that gives us our reproductive organs, where we are categorized into groups, male and female. James M. Henslin author of Essentials of Sociology a Down-To-Earth Approach explains gender best, “Gender in contrast, is a social, not a biological characteristic. Gender consists of whatever behaviors and attitudes a group considers proper for its males and females” (Henslin, 2015, p.292). When broken down sex and gender no longer sound similar.
Gender matters to everyone right as someone finds out they are pregnant. It also is usually the first question asked by friends and family when they find …show more content…
Why is that? He is three years younger but is expected to protect her. Even though she is older and able to look out for herself it is because he is male. Being male comes with masculinity and aggressiveness. I came along after my brother, I understand why they felt he may protect me I understand because he is older than me. It shocked me though when I heard this story because I feel as though they both protect me because they are both older than me not based on their gender. It is not just colors and princesses and princes were people are influenced. Many follow the idea my parents thought. About how having a boy will look out for his sisters and protect them. There are many influences of society that influence parents. Some are how men will name their son after them, even though men aren’t the ones that carried the child, gave birth or nurtured the child. It is because of the sense of entitlement men are given at a young age. Men are born into the idea that men need to be the bread winner and that is their only job in a marriage or parenting. Women are born into the idea that they need to do it all even if they work they are
Gender matters to everyone right as someone finds out they are pregnant. It also is usually the first question asked by friends and family when they find …show more content…
Why is that? He is three years younger but is expected to protect her. Even though she is older and able to look out for herself it is because he is male. Being male comes with masculinity and aggressiveness. I came along after my brother, I understand why they felt he may protect me I understand because he is older than me. It shocked me though when I heard this story because I feel as though they both protect me because they are both older than me not based on their gender. It is not just colors and princesses and princes were people are influenced. Many follow the idea my parents thought. About how having a boy will look out for his sisters and protect them. There are many influences of society that influence parents. Some are how men will name their son after them, even though men aren’t the ones that carried the child, gave birth or nurtured the child. It is because of the sense of entitlement men are given at a young age. Men are born into the idea that men need to be the bread winner and that is their only job in a marriage or parenting. Women are born into the idea that they need to do it all even if they work they are