Boys vs. Girls

This week in Sociology we are learning how our culture defines how girls and boys should act in relation to others as well as their personality. In media, woman are portrayed as dainty, sweet, emotional and vulnerable. However, if a woman is in a heroine position, she is usually wearing provocative clothing to create sex appeal. The media suggests that boys are always tough, rigid, unemotional and dominant. In movies,any boy or man who is a more "feminine"role frowned upon and looked at as a sidekick rather than a leader. We may not think that the media has such a strong influence  on us, but it seeps through into our heads whether we like it or not. As I was walking in the lobby of my workplace, I overheard a mother talking to her 4 year old girl just as she walked out. "Hi doll. Did you have fun sweetie?" Calling her doll and sweetie promote this idea that girls are fragile. The mother may not have thought this, but it has become such a social norm that we overlook the meaning behind what we say.