Aaron: " But not all others are of equal significance in our lives, and therefore not all others are of equal impact on the development of the self. Any person is available to become part of one's "generalized other," but certain individuals, by virtue of the sheer volume of the time spent in interaction with someone, or by virtue of the nature of particular interactions, become more significant in the shaping of people's values. These "significant others" become prominent in the formation of one's self-image and one's ideals and goals."
Diana :I believe this is true. Especially for a new born child who does not have a complete perception of who himself is. They need their parents and other families interactions. As one grows older this interaction with people who come into their everyday life is going to be important, but it is going to be oneself who is going to be the main force in development. One’s self image is going to be a reflection of others feedback but it is not going to totally shape the person. It is also how people take the interaction and perceive it that is going to be a main force.
Aaron: " The patriarchal gender schema currently in use in mainstream North American society reserves highly valued attributes for males and actively supports the high evaluation of any characteristics which might inadvertently become associated with maleness. The idealogy which the schema grows out of postulates that the cultural superiority of male is a natural outgrowth of the innate predisposition of males toward aggression and dominance, which is assumed to flow inevitably from evolutionary and biological sources. Female are likewise postulated to find their source in innate predispositions acquired in the evolution of the species. Feminine characteristics are thought to be instrinsic to the female facility for childbirth and breastfeeding.
Diana: I disagree with these statements because it is not the job of women to solely stay home and child bear anymore. Now days there are women taking on the raising of children on her own which is something more time consuming then any other job a male is going to engage in. It is a job in which not everyone can do. The role of a woman shouldn’t revolve around maternity because of the fact that they can do just as much as men can. Men’s superiority should not be innate, not all men can hold such a position. But there are women who are capable of being superior.
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"The most important gift anyone can give a girl is a belief in her own power as an individual, her value without reference to gender, her respect as a person with potential." - Emilie Buchwald
About Me
Welcome to my page!
The main topic I will be discussing is gender, what it means to me, how it is seen in society, and how others can affect it. The
definition of gender has often been confused with that of the definition of sex,
to me gender is more socially constructed. On the other hand sex is defined as the biological way
you were born; male or female.-Diana
4 comments:
I think you are completely right in stating that children develop by the people around them. Who raises them and spends time with them has a huge impact on the way they choose to act and behave. They look up to older more experienced individuals and so that is where they get their perception of life and love. When they see gender roles as all mish-mashed and distorted, they learn to accept it and possibly one day even participate in it. I know I grew up with very loving,happily married parents. But for example if they had been fighting and/or even gotten a divorce that would have changed my perception of marriage. The same goes for children who may have a single parent or 2 daddies or 2 mommies.
I also agree with what you were saying about how our culture is changed and realistically speaking, no its not always the best thing for the women to stay at home rearing the kids and having babies. Many women have to help their husbands with the finances and take on jobs as well. Many women do have opinions and are dominating so they wish to go out and be independent. I think that is fine as well. But for thousands of years, women have been the ones to take care of the children and raise the kids. That is the way life was day in and day out. There is a reason as to why God gave women breasts for breastfeeding and minds and emotions for love and nuturing. No I dont think women have to always stay at home and do the cooking and cleaning but men certainly cannot provide the babies with the attention they need. Sure, some men have the sensitivity but their bodies were not designed a woman's were and they don't naturally react the same a mother does. I can see both sides.
I agree that self-image is very important, but when someone is just a young child, as you said, they don't even realize who they themselves are. Therefore, the people around a young child have a major impact on that child's perception of themselves and of society. The people surrounding this child are the ones that are going to teach them from right and wrong and they're are going to display for the child the social norms through the examples. Others reactions to them is going to help shape that person. As they grow older they will take what they have learned and use that to help shape who they are and who they see themselves as, but they will never forget what they perceived as a child from the people around them.
I completely agree with the point you are making. Men are often perceived to be more masculine and dominant because they are innately born that way. In addition, women are perceived to only fulfill the role of child birth and mothering. In today's society this perceptions no longer stand because the culture has progressed. Women are now very often found being dominant in the business world as well as in the home. Women are able to balance a successful career as well as raising a family. Their lives are no longer based purely on child bearing. Furthermore, although men are still dominant they are not the only dominant force anymore. Women are now equal to them. Also, many men are now taking on a larger role at home and helping with the children. It is even more common to find stay at home dads.
lesley:
I have seen some cases were the father is the one that is left taking care of the kids, and they have turned out to be really awesome people. Although it might be easier to raise a boy living in a single parent home because the father can relate more to the son, maybe having a girl in the house with only the father she wont have the womenly figure to help her grow up and be prepared for life expectancies.
gaby:
Yes kids are going to learn from examples, but sometimes they want to learn by their own mistakes. How many times has your mother told you not to do something because it is wrong or something bad will come out of it? and yet you still do it, untill you are affected by it ,yeah you can hear whats right and wrong but you'll learn more from personal experiences
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