Heteronormativity

Norms are defined as guidelines to society that state what behaviors are appropriate within a culture. Bathroom etiquette, how to behave in a restaurant, and classroom manners are all good examples of norms. So how do we feel when someone breaks the norm in our presence? When norms are broken there is often confusion but mostly uncomfortable looks are shared throughout everyone in the room. In my research, I plan to break the norm regarding public transportation etiquette. To violate this norm I…

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). I think you will find these to be rather bold words to put together if you start asking around. If you know a peacemaker, or are a peacemaker, of course you know that one peacemaker is dangerous enough. Put numerous peacemakers together and make a team, well. . . it can get interesting. And to be known as Christian peacemakers in a country that is largely Christian based, that just happens to have the largest military budget in the world, and asks for it to be…

The Grocery Shopping Norm Invading someone’s personal space, shaking hands when you meet someone, and saying “thank you” when someone does something nice for you are all examples of social norms that most people practice. A social norm is a rule of behavior that is expected or considered acceptable in a group or society. From early childhood, we are taught many different social norms on how to act in a given environment or situation. Although most people follow the same social norms, some…

The Coquette and The Awakening show female desire to break the constraints placed on women in the 19th century. In The Coquette, Eliza Wharton is presented with two choices, one man or the other. The option never exists for her to simply not be with a man, to not conform to the societal expectation of women. The Awakening presents Edna Pontellier, a wife and a mother, transforming from the ideal picture of woman to pursuing her own desires. Women’s desire is not only shown from the plot, the…

Google defines gender roles as “a set of societal norms dictating what types of behaviours are generally considered acceptable, appropriate or desirable for a person based on their actual or perceived sex” (Google, 2015). What this means is that gender roles were created to describe how the majority of society believe a specific sex should act. Just because someone believes you should act a specific way does not mean you need to base your life around it. When talking about gender roles and their…

A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is an illustration about an issue of women’s rights in Norway society during1878, during which women were expected to be undoubtedly obedient to their fathers, and husbands as well. The play is known as Ibsen’s strong desire about human being. It also a challenge to traditional rules about women’s rights. Women were normally sacrificed their lives for other people’s feeling, or devoted themselves for their husbands’ happiness. A good example about sacrificial role…

The overall idea of inequality lies within various forms such as racial, class, and social stratification. However, out of the many; gender and sexuality stratification is the central type that promotes an imbalance in the United States. Arguably, gender can be one of the first attributes that an individual may be evaluated, judged upon, or discriminated for. Subsequently, through this form of stratification, there are resource inequalities that prevail in the disproportional distribution of…

Gender identity formation is the process we follow because of dominant norms that influence us to act, speak and perform a certain way that will benefit us within our society (Lei, 2003). The term gender performativity created by a post-structuralist philosopher named Judith Butler suggests that we are not born with a specified gender, yet she believes we are born with a specific sex that has socially constructed assumptions attached to it. The actual term gender performativity believes we can…

There are many differences between both males and females, from anatomy to the gender assigned roles of society. Through the decades, the gender roles have been put into play, in not only our society, but also the societies around the world. “Sex and Temperament” written by Margaret Mead, explores the cultural norms of societies around the globe and how they align with the norms we have become accustom to in our daily lives. “This study is not concerned with whether there are or are not actual…

The 1960s was a time where people started to think more individually. Instead of the government deciding the public’s opinion, people started thinking for themselves and changing the country through society itself. In the 1950s, conformism was caused by the wide spread fear of communism. People dressed the same way, acted the same way and were terrified to go against social norms. They blindly accepted laws and governmental policies. People in the 60s were no longer willing to conform to the…