I really enjoyed class this past Tuesday. When thinking about the social construction of gender and media and the effects of both upon us is very interesting. Yes we can tell a difference in sex by genetics are chromosomes, but is this the reason that we are the way we are. Are there underlying issues that make us male or female? Many people do not characterize themselves by their sex, many homosexual or transgender males may feel more comfortable relating to themselves as a different gender than the way they were born. Now weather or not they were born this way or developed these characteristics through their social life, family life, we can not pin point. There have always been the sayings that men are from mars and women are from Venus, well what exactly makes us this way so different, yet similar?
The Bem Adrogyny test we took was very interesting, i wasn't sure exactly what i would qualify as feminine or masculine? Upon my result i saw i was "nearly masculine" and kinda shocked by my results. I never thought of myself as a masculine person, yes i may have a strong personality, but i am also sensitive in the needs for others how do my high scores in these categories make me masculine?
I am excited to maybe learn some of the answers for the questions i have posed for myself in this blog.
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