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Question: Read the assigned readings and the lecture material below, including watching the embedded videos. Please also complete the Padlet activity under the "Gender Expectations" heading. As you read, take notes for each reading, and also make notes in your Key Terms/Concepts spreadsheet as you come across relevant terms. Once you've studied all the materials, complete the short assignment under "What to Submit."
Sometimes called "gender roles," gender expectations are the socially constructed expectations that a society places on individuals, based on their assigned gender. We receive messages about gender throughout our entire lives about how we are expected to behave based on our gender--from children's t-whirts that say "friends forever" for girls and "tough guy" for boys, to the expectation that men shouldn't cry and women shouldn't act too aggressively--society has a way of rewarding expected behaviors and discouraging (or even punishing) behaviors that challenge these norms. Get online assignment help from Ph.D. experts!
For example, women who wear make-up in the workplace tend to be perceived as nicer and more agreeable, an example of a reward. Women who enjoy sex with multiple individuals are called disparaging names like "slut" or "whore," an example of a punishment. On the other hand, men who engage in the same behavior may be praised as "studs" or "players," an example of a reward. (This is also an example of a sexual double standard!) (See the reading "The Boys are Not All Right"Links to an external site. for more examples of these punishments and their impacts.)
Gender expectations for men and for women generally come down to two key characteristics:
Agency for men - Men are expected to be strong, active agents who make things happen.
Passivity for women - Women are expected be passive recipients, doing for others more than for themselves, and being acted upon rather than taking action.
Let's break this down even further. On the Padlet below, share a few characteristics that are associated with femininity and a few that are associated with masculinity. (Remember, this doesn't mean you are advocating for these behaviors! I am simply asking you to describe what you have noticed in the world around you.)