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Blog 3: Everyday Sociology
Blog 3: Everyday Sociology
We have an aging population, and as Baby Boomers gradually reach retirement age, there will soon be millions more Americans over 65. There is much more to life as a senior citizen than facelifts or erectile dysfunction medication, yet in contemporary American culture we seldom see full and varied representations of people who happen to be elderly. Why do you think that is?
The text and the post discuss gender socialization. Come up with at least 10 examples of ways that you were socialized as a child to follow the social “rules” of your sex (male or female) as well as the sanctions (both positive and negative) that went along with following or not following those rules. In other words, how were you taught to be a boy or a girl?