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Assignment 3: Gender Identity
We are socialized at every stage in life to conform to our gender
identity. Societal reinforcement of tendencies of gender identity
is relentless. For example, in hospitals, little girls are wrapped
in pink and little boys in blue. This difference in colors
influences how we learn and how we internalize our role in our
society.
Girls tend to grow up to play feminine roles and boys tend to
grow up to play masculine roles. This differentiation of gender
identity has implications in social stratification. The videos
given below will provide you with a better understanding of the
differentiation of sexual identity from an earlier generation.
Search for and watch an episode of at least one of the following
shows. You may find these videos using a variety of search
methods including visiting your local library, using Netflix or
your local video store, or searching on YouTube. If you have
difficulty locating an episode of one of the following shows,
contact your instructor for assistance in finding an alternative.
I Love Lucy
All in the Family
The Mickey Mouse Club
The Honeymooners
Leave it to Beaver
Father Knows Best
Gilligan’s Island
The Brady Bunch
I Dream of Jeannie
As you watch the video, ask yourself the following questions:
To what extent have things changed and to what extent have
they remained the same in regards to gender roles, expectations,
division, and identity from the time this show was originally
popular and today?
How conscious and sensitive are the characters regarding gender
prejudice, power inequality, and subordination?
Did they take inequality of the sexes for granted?
Based on your readings and understanding that you have
gathered after watching the above-noted video, write a short
biographical description of your life if you were to wake up
tomorrow morning in the time period of the video you watched
and find you have a different gender identity. Write a
description of how you lived your life a day after your
hypothetical change in gender as you answer the following
questions:
Discuss how you would react on finding out that your sex is
opposite. Would you feel a sense of relief, indifference, or
elation? Why?
Discuss three ways your attitude towards the opposite sex was
enlightened or would change as a result of what you learned
from this project. If you would not change your attitude, why?
Write down the ideas and attitudes you have taken for granted a
member of your actual gender. Consider how your roles at home
and in the office would change if you were a member of the
opposite gender.
Relate the ideas of sexism and racism to the videos. How do
you think sexism and racism have changed since the 1950s?

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Assignment 3 Gender IdentityWe are socialized at every stage in

  • 1. Assignment 3: Gender Identity We are socialized at every stage in life to conform to our gender identity. Societal reinforcement of tendencies of gender identity is relentless. For example, in hospitals, little girls are wrapped in pink and little boys in blue. This difference in colors influences how we learn and how we internalize our role in our society. Girls tend to grow up to play feminine roles and boys tend to grow up to play masculine roles. This differentiation of gender identity has implications in social stratification. The videos given below will provide you with a better understanding of the differentiation of sexual identity from an earlier generation. Search for and watch an episode of at least one of the following shows. You may find these videos using a variety of search methods including visiting your local library, using Netflix or your local video store, or searching on YouTube. If you have difficulty locating an episode of one of the following shows, contact your instructor for assistance in finding an alternative. I Love Lucy All in the Family The Mickey Mouse Club The Honeymooners Leave it to Beaver Father Knows Best
  • 2. Gilligan’s Island The Brady Bunch I Dream of Jeannie As you watch the video, ask yourself the following questions: To what extent have things changed and to what extent have they remained the same in regards to gender roles, expectations, division, and identity from the time this show was originally popular and today? How conscious and sensitive are the characters regarding gender prejudice, power inequality, and subordination? Did they take inequality of the sexes for granted? Based on your readings and understanding that you have gathered after watching the above-noted video, write a short biographical description of your life if you were to wake up tomorrow morning in the time period of the video you watched and find you have a different gender identity. Write a description of how you lived your life a day after your hypothetical change in gender as you answer the following questions: Discuss how you would react on finding out that your sex is opposite. Would you feel a sense of relief, indifference, or elation? Why? Discuss three ways your attitude towards the opposite sex was
  • 3. enlightened or would change as a result of what you learned from this project. If you would not change your attitude, why? Write down the ideas and attitudes you have taken for granted a member of your actual gender. Consider how your roles at home and in the office would change if you were a member of the opposite gender. Relate the ideas of sexism and racism to the videos. How do you think sexism and racism have changed since the 1950s?