Reflection Paper # 2: Gender Identity Development
“They really buy into a culture that doesn’t value what we have feminized. If we are in a culture that does not value caring, doesn’t value relationships, doesn’t value empathy, you are going to have boys and girls, men and woman, go crazy” (The Mask You Live In trailer, 2015). Dr. Niobe Way, a psychologist and educator, said this in the trailer of the powerful documentary The Mask You Live In. She was referring to how young boys avoid the crucial human emotions that we as a society have feminized. The trailer also gave the shocking statistic how every day 3 or more boys commit suicide in the U.S (The Mask You Live In trailer, 2015). I was surprised and saddened when seeing this. I understood …show more content…
My mother had a very unique pregnancy. I’ve had the amazing privilege of being a paternal twin. I have a twin brother, Carlos Castellano. At that time there was no technology to tell what the sex of a baby was going to be, so my parents had no idea what they were having. But even at that there still were assumptions of whether we were going to be boys or girls. My parent received both blue and pink items. In some cases they received both types of items. There is a picture from my mother’s baby shower where there are onesies meant for both boys and girls. This goes to show that even though my parents didn’t know what they were having, gender roles were still being set forth for my brother and me. In the text Gender Psychological Perspectives, Brannon (2011) mentions that “gender role behaviors are those behaviors that are typically associated with males or females” …show more content…
Some things I have learned is the influence biology plays on gender identity, I have learned about theories of gender development, and as well the many ways an individual develops gender identity. What has surprised me the most is the amount I have learned about myself. I have been able to see the many factors that played a key role in shaping my gender identity and how they have both positively and negatively affected me. I look forward to learning more about gender development and hopefully more about myself. I know that everything I am learning now, I’ll be able to apply to my future career of social
“They really buy into a culture that doesn’t value what we have feminized. If we are in a culture that does not value caring, doesn’t value relationships, doesn’t value empathy, you are going to have boys and girls, men and woman, go crazy” (The Mask You Live In trailer, 2015). Dr. Niobe Way, a psychologist and educator, said this in the trailer of the powerful documentary The Mask You Live In. She was referring to how young boys avoid the crucial human emotions that we as a society have feminized. The trailer also gave the shocking statistic how every day 3 or more boys commit suicide in the U.S (The Mask You Live In trailer, 2015). I was surprised and saddened when seeing this. I understood …show more content…
My mother had a very unique pregnancy. I’ve had the amazing privilege of being a paternal twin. I have a twin brother, Carlos Castellano. At that time there was no technology to tell what the sex of a baby was going to be, so my parents had no idea what they were having. But even at that there still were assumptions of whether we were going to be boys or girls. My parent received both blue and pink items. In some cases they received both types of items. There is a picture from my mother’s baby shower where there are onesies meant for both boys and girls. This goes to show that even though my parents didn’t know what they were having, gender roles were still being set forth for my brother and me. In the text Gender Psychological Perspectives, Brannon (2011) mentions that “gender role behaviors are those behaviors that are typically associated with males or females” …show more content…
Some things I have learned is the influence biology plays on gender identity, I have learned about theories of gender development, and as well the many ways an individual develops gender identity. What has surprised me the most is the amount I have learned about myself. I have been able to see the many factors that played a key role in shaping my gender identity and how they have both positively and negatively affected me. I look forward to learning more about gender development and hopefully more about myself. I know that everything I am learning now, I’ll be able to apply to my future career of social