The Social Construction Approach Essay
Social construction theory is defined as society’s imposing historic and cultural influences having the power to exploit the biological differences between men and women to put both sexes into two different gender specific roles (Klement, 2016). Gender has less to do with nature and biology. There are no grounds to continue to create excuses for male dominance (Klement, 2016). Author Anne Fausto-Sterling presents the notion that gender is a socially fashioned concept. There is no true definition of sex and gender as a result there continues to be a debate on a universal definition; however, the definition of sex and gender is evolving through time. Sexologists and feminists have argued that sex does …show more content…
The idea of a woman who has intellect and ambition and tenacity to be a leader is intimidating to many men because for so long women have been treated like second class citizens and some point in history were not considered citizens. Many men cannot fathom the thought that women can be equal to men. For me personally, I have been told to stick to gender specific roles. The social construction theory is institutionalized and has been part of the norm. It can be applied in the education system, the workplace, and our own homes. Because I am a woman I’ve been told since my childhood and my teen years I cannot partake in certain activities because it is not suitable for girls. For example, I was told I couldn’t longboard because the sport is “only for boys”. Also, I have been told to cover up to prevent men from staring. Though this theory is factual, I feel as humans we need allow ourselves to evolve and avoid to digress back to the past with archaic ways of thinking when we as a species are capable prospering for a better
Social construction theory is defined as society’s imposing historic and cultural influences having the power to exploit the biological differences between men and women to put both sexes into two different gender specific roles (Klement, 2016). Gender has less to do with nature and biology. There are no grounds to continue to create excuses for male dominance (Klement, 2016). Author Anne Fausto-Sterling presents the notion that gender is a socially fashioned concept. There is no true definition of sex and gender as a result there continues to be a debate on a universal definition; however, the definition of sex and gender is evolving through time. Sexologists and feminists have argued that sex does …show more content…
The idea of a woman who has intellect and ambition and tenacity to be a leader is intimidating to many men because for so long women have been treated like second class citizens and some point in history were not considered citizens. Many men cannot fathom the thought that women can be equal to men. For me personally, I have been told to stick to gender specific roles. The social construction theory is institutionalized and has been part of the norm. It can be applied in the education system, the workplace, and our own homes. Because I am a woman I’ve been told since my childhood and my teen years I cannot partake in certain activities because it is not suitable for girls. For example, I was told I couldn’t longboard because the sport is “only for boys”. Also, I have been told to cover up to prevent men from staring. Though this theory is factual, I feel as humans we need allow ourselves to evolve and avoid to digress back to the past with archaic ways of thinking when we as a species are capable prospering for a better