Essay #6, Gender

This past week we focused on gender. Gender is a fundamental social division. All around us we see differences between men and women (and girls and boys). The way they dress. The activities they engage in. What they say. What they want out of life. We see gender differences in the college classroom — who tends to major in what subjects? We see gender differences at the workplace — who tends to hold positions of power and authority? We see gender differences in the home — who tends to do the majority of housework? These social arrangements, which create and sustain gender differences, end up having powerful effects on the lifestyles and life chances of individuals. ESSAY OPTION 1 In class on Friday, we watched a TED Talk by Tony Porter, https://youtu.be/td1PbsV6B80 , where he focused on what he calls “The Man Box.” According to Porter, what is The Man Box? What are its core elements? Why are men afraid of getting outside of The Man Box? When Porter says, “my liberation as a man is tied to your liberation as a woman,” what do you think he means by that? As you write up your response, please reference and integrate lecture material and readings by West and Zimmerman “Doing Gender” and/or Lorber’s “Night to His Day”–(I will provide these sources to you, there will be four sources including the video link. So you don’t need to find other sources from internet) SOC 1 Rubric 1. Demonstrates excellent engagement with the weekly prompt. Major points are clearly argued and well supported. 2. Demonstrates strong understanding of course material from the week’s readings and/or lectures. 3. Very well organized with no errors in grammar or spelling and consistently conveys arguments clearly. 4. Adheres to all word count, formatting, and citation guidelines. 5. No plagiarism