Gender Identity can be defined as a person's perception of having a particular gender, which may or may not correspond with their birth sex. Even though man and woman have different physical parts, people learn more about their gender identity through experiences from their childhoods until they get old. There are many biological differences in both men and women, but it does not have an impact on how gender shapes people's lives. There are many sociocultural factors that have influence on gender role. Since the social construction of gender is mainly formed by the gender rule and stereotype in our society, gender identity is constructed by the representation of gender norms in mass media productions, parental expectations about gender identity,
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Since childhood, everyone has received certain expectations from their parents and relatives to be either grow up as normal masculine male and feminine female. In the reading from "Night to His Day," it said that "In social interaction throughout their lives, individuals learn what is expected, see what is expected, act and react in the expected way, and thus simultaneously construct and maintain the gender order." (Lorber). Unlike the media effect on gender identity, children learn their behaviors and form their minds by listening to their parents and other people. For example, some boys learn to be male by playing tough sports like football. Additionally, girls learn to be female by imitating the way their mothers dress and act. Since childhood, we modeled our parents and acted according to what they told us to do. There are gender rules which states that a male has to act in certain way and female has to act in another way. Because gender stereotype and expectations existed and people kept acting in the expected way for long periods of time, people were able to form gender identity by modeling and following their ancestors. All of these would demonstrate how our social norms have a big impact on gender expectations for …show more content…
As right now, there are a few countries where sexism is still going on against women due to the cultural and religious view among people. In many countries, Women are treated differently than the men in various ways. For example in the reading "Night to His Day," the author wrote that " In societies that create the greatest gender difference, such as Saudi Arabia, women are kept out of sight behind walls or veils, have no civil rights, and often create a cultural and emotional world of their own ( Lorber). Because Saudi Arabia had this belief for a long time, the people just think this as a religious belief that came from their parents or ancestors. In most of countries, women are seen as weak and emotional through religious belief that is viewed by the society, which leads to certain types of gender stereotypes. Many religious beliefs like Catholic and Muslim emphasized transgender and homosexuality. According to religious belief of Catholics, it emphasizes not to change their gender through surgical treatment and marrying a same gender. If they disobey the rule of religion, they will lose respect of people and feel they are not worthy enough to believe in that religion by the fact they did not follow the gender rule in society. It is important to understand that people have a high tendency to conform among groups, and it would result in following
Since childhood, everyone has received certain expectations from their parents and relatives to be either grow up as normal masculine male and feminine female. In the reading from "Night to His Day," it said that "In social interaction throughout their lives, individuals learn what is expected, see what is expected, act and react in the expected way, and thus simultaneously construct and maintain the gender order." (Lorber). Unlike the media effect on gender identity, children learn their behaviors and form their minds by listening to their parents and other people. For example, some boys learn to be male by playing tough sports like football. Additionally, girls learn to be female by imitating the way their mothers dress and act. Since childhood, we modeled our parents and acted according to what they told us to do. There are gender rules which states that a male has to act in certain way and female has to act in another way. Because gender stereotype and expectations existed and people kept acting in the expected way for long periods of time, people were able to form gender identity by modeling and following their ancestors. All of these would demonstrate how our social norms have a big impact on gender expectations for …show more content…
As right now, there are a few countries where sexism is still going on against women due to the cultural and religious view among people. In many countries, Women are treated differently than the men in various ways. For example in the reading "Night to His Day," the author wrote that " In societies that create the greatest gender difference, such as Saudi Arabia, women are kept out of sight behind walls or veils, have no civil rights, and often create a cultural and emotional world of their own ( Lorber). Because Saudi Arabia had this belief for a long time, the people just think this as a religious belief that came from their parents or ancestors. In most of countries, women are seen as weak and emotional through religious belief that is viewed by the society, which leads to certain types of gender stereotypes. Many religious beliefs like Catholic and Muslim emphasized transgender and homosexuality. According to religious belief of Catholics, it emphasizes not to change their gender through surgical treatment and marrying a same gender. If they disobey the rule of religion, they will lose respect of people and feel they are not worthy enough to believe in that religion by the fact they did not follow the gender rule in society. It is important to understand that people have a high tendency to conform among groups, and it would result in following