Part 1) According to the readings, what is the difference between the terms sex and gender? Discuss gender stratification and provide examples of gender stratification in the U.S. Find a recent news piece (within the last 3 months) related to gender OR provide an example of how gender is portrayed in the media (such as advertisements shown on GenderAds.com
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). Share a link to your selected source or image and describe the connection to the course topics this week (such as sexism or gender roles).
Part 2) Watch this trailer: The Mask you Live IN
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The films notes that, Pressured by the media, their peer group, and even the adults in their lives, our protagonists confront messages encouraging them to disconnect from their emotions, devalue authentic friendships, objectify and degrade women, and resolve conflicts through violence. These gender stereotypes interconnect with race, class, and circumstance, creating a maze of identity issues boys and young men must navigate to become “real” men. ”
Do you agree or disagree with the message of this film? Why or why not? Do you think that our culture paints a narrow and limiting version of what it means to be a boy/man today?