Writing Homework Help

Sociology Matters Sociology matters because it explains how we come to be feminine or masculine.

1What was your childhood idea of how a person of your gender should behave, and where did you get it? Did you ever feel confined by the gender roles you learned as a child? In what ways?

2 Has your concept of your gender role changed over time? If so, who or what influenced you to change your thinking and behavior? Will your children learn the same gender roles as you? Why or why not? Sociology matters because it raises our awareness of the unequal treatment of women and men.

3 Have you and a friend ever been treated differently because one of you was male and the other was female? If so, did you resent the unequal treatment? Can you think of a way to change it?

4 Do you believe men and women will ever be equal? Why or why not? Sociology matters because it highlights the many different social statuses that affect men’s and women’s lives.

5 Have you begun to pay more attention to the ways in which gender, social class, and even citizenship status affect people’s lives?

6 Which statuses have the biggest effect on those who are closest to you