Rowan University Gender Stereotypes Discussion

1. Read:
   • The Social Construction of Gender
     
     (PDF is located in this week?s module)
     
   • 
     The Second Shift and Workplace Policies
     

1. Watch:

• 
  Understanding the Complexities of Gender: Sam Killermann at TEDxUofIChicago
  
• 
  Gender Roles-Interviews with Kids
  
• 
  The Second Shift: Arlie Hochschild
  
• 
  The Evolution of Dad
  

1. DQ (Discussion Question) 3: Create your initial 250-300 word post on the
   
   DQ 3 Discussion Board
   
   in response to the following question(s). Your post must include examples and information from this week’s readings that help to explain and support your statement. It also must include at least two (2) in-text citations from your textbook or any of the other course material (e.g. lectures, videos, articles, etc.) covered throughout the week.

• Discuss some ways that gender roles impact the family. How do individuals usually learn these and other gender roles? For example, in what ways have you learned gender roles? (think about the reinforcements you have experienced for gender roles, and/or gender roles that your parent(s) or other family members modeled).

After posting, return to the board and read over the posts of your fellow classmates. Choose at least two (2) classmates and create a post responding to his/her initial post on the Discussion Board. Each response post should be between 100-150 words and must further the discussion by following the

RISE Model

for meaningful feedback