social well being‚ so‚ gender should be seen more of a social structure that forms the basis for individuals ’ norms which are anchored into the major societal organizations of our world today (Lorber 5). This might make one to ask again - Is a Genderless Society Attainable? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Apparently‚ parents‚ as a factor‚ have the power and the responsibilities to shape the gender identity of their wards from childhood. The socialization theory‚ in terms of gender‚ suggests
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the parents of X wanted to have a babysitter‚ but nobody was suitable because almost everyone wanted a boy or a girl‚ and not a baby X. Everyone wants to buy tiny pink dresses for girls‚ and baseballs and footballs for boys. But what do you buy a genderless baby? What isle does the child shop in‚ mens or womans? What bathroom does the child use‚ men or womans? In conclusion‚ no. Raising your child
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Would keeping your child’s gender secret be a good thing or a bad thing? In this article‚ Parents keep child’s gender secret by Jayme Poisson‚ I am going to share with you my thoughts and concerns as well as the truth in this article that I have read. I have mixed feelings about this article and throughout my article I will tell you why. Keeping gender of your child secret can be dangerous to the child’s social life. This article begins with an example of how people always asking them to revel the
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ethical?’ Many people think that it is not ethical to raise your child genderless because if God/destiny (or whatever you believe in) created you with a penis they should be raised as boys and the same goes for girls. Another important area of knowledge is religious knowledge systems because religion is an a key aspect in how it changes perspective‚ therefore it could lead to the decision making of raising your child genderless or not. Moreover‚ it could relate to the ways of of knowing: emotion reason
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ABSTRACT Our perception of androgyny is linked to gender recognition. One of the most prominent ways that we can understand or identify gender is through clothing‚ as this is one of the largest visual clues. The following research looks at what impact androgynous fashion has on achieving gender equality. Throughout history gender has had a large part to play in influencing the perceptions of androgynous fashion and continues to do so in society today. Findings of the research conducted‚ includes
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Raising a genderless baby: The Case of Storm Stocker Raising a family of three children is no easy feat to begin with‚ and the Stocker family of Toronto‚ Ontario has made one decision regarding their new baby that will hardly make it any easier. Mrs. Stocker gave birth to her third child on new years day of 2011‚ and accompanying the proud new parents e-mail to friends and families announcing the baby’s birth‚ was a rather controversial statement; "We ’ve decided not to share Storm ’s sex for
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Hannah Hope Mrs. Mills ENG 3U1 10/04/13 The Genderless Child Does anyone remember the old skipping song: “Girls go to Mars to get Candy bars‚ and boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider?” Why did the girls always get to go to Mars instead of the boys? Were the girls somehow superior compared to the boys? Boys should not be compared to girls nor should girls be compared to boys. This subject relates to the theme that is present throughout the short story “X” written by Lois Gould. “X” is based
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children. In the McGraw-Hill site‚ we learned about a child named Storm and how his parents are raising him genderless. I talked about this in the discussion on what did we think‚ but it is just something that has stuck with me. The American Psychological Association’s Lesbian‚ Gay‚ and Bisexual Concerns Office stated that there is no research available that says weather being raised a “genderless child” is harmful or not. To me‚ that just means that what they are doing is an experiment that can go horribly
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Male daughters‚ female husbands Ifi Amadiume Published by Zed Books Ltd in 1987 I chose the book Male daughters‚ female husbands by Ifi Amadiume. The reason I chose this book is because I have always been curious about the role of women in non western countries and why they were viewed as being subservient to men by their own as well as the western world. Ifi Amadiume‚ a Nigerian sociologist with a London University doctorate‚ conducted research in her own family area to study gender and sex
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focus in this essay on Michel Foucault‚ Adrienne Rich and Catherine Mackinnon who all indicate that sexuality is socially constructed but argue on the source of construction. While Foucault believes that sexuality is historically constructed by genderless power‚ knowledge and discourse; Mackinnon assumes that sexuality constitutes gender and is a social construct of male power; Rich‚ instead‚ claims that there is no innate desire toward the opposite sex but rather there is a social construction of
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