Gender Norms

In class, we talked a lot about gender norms and how people identify. This was very interesting to me because I like to learn about how others think of themselves and how gender is such a big part of everyones lives, even if we don't think about it or realize it. Everything from toys we played with when we were younger to the way we present ourselves now is part of our identity and we are perceived a certain way even if we don't mean to. The clothes we wear, the phone case we choose, even something as simple as the way we walk or talk and everything else we do all help to shape our identity and the way others perceive us. This is so interesting to me because how we identify ourselves may be completely different to how someone else perceives us based on stereotypes that are a major part of our culture. It was very interesting to see how that not matter how we present ourselves, there will always be a stereotype to go along with it. There are so many different stereotypes based on everything, such as how someone dresses, the way they talk, what kind of music they like to listen to, anything they do, they will be stereotyped and perceived in a certain way even if that is not true to how they actually are.