Although It Can Be Easy to Identify Masculine and Feminine

question 4

Essay

Although it can be easy to identify masculine and feminine gender roles, it is often difficult to determine where these roles come from. Identify at least three different sources or influences that you think are important for defining gender roles in American culture. How important are each of those individual sources in defining gender roles? Next, identify three ways that you have seen gender roles change in your lifetime. How influential have the sources you identified been in bringing about those changes?

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Definitions:

Reward

An item, event, or outcome that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, crucial in the processes of learning and conditioning.

Punishment

A consequence given in response to an action or behavior deemed unacceptable or wrong, intended to discourage that behavior.

Psychic Agent

An entity or element within the psyche that is responsible for specific mental functions or activities, often discussed in psychoanalytic theory.

Cognitive Processes

Mental actions or operations that include thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, decision-making, and memory.