Which gender-role theory do you most agree with? How do you think you learned gender? Provide a supporting example from your own life. (MCCCD Competency – 14) What gender role theory best suits my opinion, and why is it so beneficial to me; and how did it help in teaching me what gender role to pursue? While every one of these roles are needed in life to be able to successfully interact, and have a feel of belonging; the social learning theory is the one that best suits my agreement. This is because it helps mold us into who we are today, meaning how we act, what we believe in; and how we apply them in our own social world. Remember we are taught things from the moment we enter the world through our golden years; and on to eternity. As we
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Although, learning comes over time, having the right peers in your life makes the process much smoother; and easier to adjust too. This is why I’d have to give credit where credit is due to my mom, for she struggled on her own every day to see that her little girl was ready to take on the society by the horns. She taught me right from wrong, and punished me when needed; but also praised me upon that of a good deed. For example, when I was a small child my father punished me for crying after allowing my brother, and sister to cut of my finger nails with a scissor; because we were taught sharp objects were against the rules until we were old enough to use them on our own. But was praised for following my mother’s teachings at how to cook, clean, run a home, and care for our siblings; while maturing from a teen to a young well-mannered young lady. However, we follow in others footsteps and repeat what we see; regardless if it’s acceptable behavior in the eyes of our role models or not. Just like we are raised to believe that it’s a women job to man the house and children, while the men are away at work making ends meet; meaning we learn our gender roles by simply exploring what we see. Another words, “Social Learning theories contribute to our
Although, learning comes over time, having the right peers in your life makes the process much smoother; and easier to adjust too. This is why I’d have to give credit where credit is due to my mom, for she struggled on her own every day to see that her little girl was ready to take on the society by the horns. She taught me right from wrong, and punished me when needed; but also praised me upon that of a good deed. For example, when I was a small child my father punished me for crying after allowing my brother, and sister to cut of my finger nails with a scissor; because we were taught sharp objects were against the rules until we were old enough to use them on our own. But was praised for following my mother’s teachings at how to cook, clean, run a home, and care for our siblings; while maturing from a teen to a young well-mannered young lady. However, we follow in others footsteps and repeat what we see; regardless if it’s acceptable behavior in the eyes of our role models or not. Just like we are raised to believe that it’s a women job to man the house and children, while the men are away at work making ends meet; meaning we learn our gender roles by simply exploring what we see. Another words, “Social Learning theories contribute to our