After reading the assigned chapters, what is your understanding on the nature vs nurture debate? How do you understand each concept and its role in the development of the human being and more specifically gender role development? Nature vs nurture, to me, is the comparison between the learnings children obtain from their biological makeup (sex) and the things they learn overtime through socialization at home and in other social institutions. The debate in this is whether kids turn out the way that they do because they were just born that way or if it’s the things they learn overtime from their families, peers, or other social sources. Honestly, I can see both sides of the debate because I can explain each situation, but I agree with one more
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In this theory, socialization is based on rewards and punishments. The concern here is how children learn to cooperate and share and to control their aggressions and selfishness. There are different expectations regarding gender socialization for boys and girls. Boys are praised for doing well in masculine activities such as sports but looked down on for pursuing feminine activities such as dance or theater. On the flip side, girls are praised for things such as a good meal they created or cookies they baked and less praised for pursuing dreams outside of the home. This ties to the belief that gender is something learned, not something we’re born with. Because of their different supposed roles in society, people look at a girl and teach her to be a good mother and wife and look at a boy and teach them how to be strong and able to provide for his …show more content…
Even now, I’ll just go home, turn on my TV, and stare blankly at the screen when I could be doing something productive like homework or cleaning. Especially all of this crap that’s on TV now. All these pointless shows about a famous family or dating shows are just entertainment. There’s nothing you really can get out of it. I bet you I can still quote every SpongeBob and Rugrats episode and I’m not too proud of it. Now I’m not saying children shouldn’t watch TV at all, I’m just saying that it should be in moderation. Go outside and throw a ball around. Play with the dog. Do something that’s actually good for you rather than sitting on the couch eating chips and binge watching
In this theory, socialization is based on rewards and punishments. The concern here is how children learn to cooperate and share and to control their aggressions and selfishness. There are different expectations regarding gender socialization for boys and girls. Boys are praised for doing well in masculine activities such as sports but looked down on for pursuing feminine activities such as dance or theater. On the flip side, girls are praised for things such as a good meal they created or cookies they baked and less praised for pursuing dreams outside of the home. This ties to the belief that gender is something learned, not something we’re born with. Because of their different supposed roles in society, people look at a girl and teach her to be a good mother and wife and look at a boy and teach them how to be strong and able to provide for his …show more content…
Even now, I’ll just go home, turn on my TV, and stare blankly at the screen when I could be doing something productive like homework or cleaning. Especially all of this crap that’s on TV now. All these pointless shows about a famous family or dating shows are just entertainment. There’s nothing you really can get out of it. I bet you I can still quote every SpongeBob and Rugrats episode and I’m not too proud of it. Now I’m not saying children shouldn’t watch TV at all, I’m just saying that it should be in moderation. Go outside and throw a ball around. Play with the dog. Do something that’s actually good for you rather than sitting on the couch eating chips and binge watching