Gender
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER
Today's society plays a very important role in the construction of gender. Gender
is a type of issue that has raised many question over the years in defining and debating if
both male and female are equal. Today gender is constructed in four different ways. The
first way gender is defined is by the family in which a child is raised. Second is the society
in which a child interacts; makes friends and enemies. The third is our school system and
our board of education. And the last but not least is our own self conscious. Each of the
above four ways have a unique way of molding and helping an individual define his/her
gender.
Lets take the first one in perspective. The family is a very important factor in
defining our gender. Our gender starts to define as soon as we are born. If a boy is born
in a family, the family members would buy toys like monster trucks, race cars, action hero
and toys that inspire a male behavior. As......
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