This week’s focus has been on gender socialization and the unique influence that social institutions have over individual’s decision making. ” discusses the exact “ways” in which all the “normal” parts of a child’s school day create and reinforce cultural ideas/expectations of gender. Martin found that dress up is one of these “ways” in which “everyday movement, comportment and use of physcial space” are rife with gendered constructs but come off as harmless, normal and even traditional. Since we are approaching Halloween and children’s dress up will be especially visible to the sociological eye, this week’s discussion board will ask you to perform a gendered analysis of children’s halloween costumes.
To complete the assignment, do the following:
1) Find a site online that sells kid’s halloween costumes;
2) Decide which gender from which to search for a costume (most halloween sites make this easy as many categorize costumes by “boy” “girl”)
3) Attach a pic/screenshot of the costume you chose
4) Choose a gendered costume and in 250 words discuss how the costume creates the bodily differences Martin discusses that make gender look and feel natural; how does this function as a process of gender socialization?
Readings:
Kang, et al. Unit I Theorizing Lived Experiences;
Kang, et al. Unit I Social Constructionism;
- Our final project will consist of editing and collating the first three short essays you completed this quarter. In sum, our short essay assignments were scaffolding the final project for you and all you have left to do is to edit and organize the writing.
- Describe the development of Californias infrastructure in the 20th century. How did the dams, bridges, roads and schools of California get built? Who built them, and who paid for them? And what have the benefits, as well as the costs, of this infrastructure been?
- Given the assignments and readings, what conclusions do you draw from European colonialism? What led you to these conclusions? Explain and be specific.
- Compare and contrast two films released at least forty years apart (One film released before 1960, with a film from the same genre as it has emerged in post 1960 cinema).
- The case presented is the infamous and unsolved murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman (OJ Simpson). Your class project will consist of the forensic collection, examination, and submission of evidence you’ve identified. After careful examination and analysis, you will weigh the evidentiary value of what you found and decide the outcome of your case.
- Explain the conceptualization of the diagnosis since the first time it was proposed in the DSM classification system (You should research older versions of the DSM). Discuss the evolution of the diagnosis of the disorder in your target population.
- Do you think ideas regarding gender roles and gender ideologies are changing among younger generations? How might redefining the second shift influence future work opportunities for parents or influence shifts in family structures? Also, how do you think the second shift would operate in a same-sex relationship?
- Share your personal background with the feminist movement. What did you think feminism was before this class and how were you socialized to think/feel about it?
- Decide which gender from which to search for a costume (most halloween sites make this easy as many categorize costumes by “boy” “girl”)
- Define what social, economic, scientific, and political influences consist of. Then talk about the importance of all those topics in women’s mental and physical health.
