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    Gender Socialization is an aspect that enormously affects all individuals. I feel I have been influenced by social and cultural processes and not by genetics. When we are brought into this world‚ we have no knowledge of how a male or female should act. Rather‚ it is our surroundings‚ that construct our thoughts and actions. Genetic identity is lost because of the powerful manipulation of family‚ friends‚ school‚ sports and the media‚ which are known as agents of socialization. Such agents "are the

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    people based on their appearance or on their conduct” How many times have you formed an impression of someone even before you got to know him or her well? How many times you felt bad because you were judged? Why do people misjudge? It is because‚ we’re human. We all misjudge all the time. It is easy to misjudge people based on outward appearances. People nowadays are judgmental; they’re basing their behavior towards others through physical appearance. Though appearances people create their

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    lives‚ their physical appearance‚ education‚ hobbies‚ interests‚ personality‚ and possessions to name a few. When you begin to create a character sketch‚ you need to take each character trait and ask yourself questions to develop your character. For instance‚ what job do they have? As you continue with your sketch‚ you will soon find that your character has become a reality which means that your readers will be able to visualise and believe in them as well. Physical appearance Possibly

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    Physical Appearance and Status “ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder‚ but what the beholder sees and how it is interpreted are shaped by culture’s values. Appearance/ Beauty are social constructions. Appearance derives from status symbols. George Herbert Mead express through theory of significant symbols and language. His theory says symbols are those that arouse in the person expressing them the same kind of response that they are designed to elicit from to whom they are addressed.Society

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    Socialization is a big influence on the definition of gender and sexuality. Since we live in a society where every person is part of our daily life some of the general perceptions affects the definition of gender. Different agents of socialization such as Social Media‚ parents and environment play a key factor on the definition of gender as well. Actually‚ parents define what is good or what is not‚ what activities to do or not‚ or even how to dress and which colors wear for their children either

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    sisters talking to Macduff after everything happened. Who? List and describe the characters involved in the narrative you are creating. Character Name: Macbeth   How would you describe this character? Why?                         Physical Appearance    Brave and loyal to king Duncan‚ and Duncan thought greatly of him.  Because he needs to be loyal to everyone. Feelings    Having feelings of guilt‚ after he killed him he was almost in shock.  Because he killed someone and he didn’t

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    Appearances Are you what you claim to be? “It is only when the mind and character slumber that the dress can be seen.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The appearances of people is like their cover‚ that´s why it´s so important‚ because it´s what can be seen‚ the first thing you note in a person‚ and like it or not‚ it tells a lot. It´s like a book‚ most of the time it´s judged by it´s front page‚ the right thing would be to read the review where you can know the details of it´s content‚ but what do you notice

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    Gender Socialization We are currently living in a society where women are making new gains in the business world and are obtaining more jobs that at one time were considered "male" jobs. But‚ it is still no secret that women and men are not treated as equals. From the beginning of your life you are either treated as a male‚ or a female. Not in terms of sex‚ but in terms of gender. Stephen Sweet (2001) describes sex as being genetically determined‚ while gender is a social term that encompasses

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    The expectations of physical appearance are set unreasonable for heroes by society. Many people are judgemental of physical image‚ therefore causing society to disrespect those who look poor and dirty‚ and honor those who look like kings. Unfortunately‚ many people are disrespecting heroes‚ and praising the wrong people. The world today revolves on money causing people to believe the rich are heroes. The People are brainwashed by money‚ movies‚ and stereotypes coining the term: ¨Faith in Humanity

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    How has your gender role socialization influenced your life? Gender role socialization influenced my answers partially because of my parents. I have been taught that loving someone is not about how attractive they are or about how similar they are to you. Love is a choice. When you love someone‚ you

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