Society and Gender

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Gender Essay

        Socialization has always been a major part of society in the United States. However, different commercials, television programs, and other types of Medias tend to show social inequalities and exploited females as well as males. These programs send out different messages that show inappropriate behaviors and gestures that give us false meanings about the opposite sex.

        Socialization is the process whereby people learn the attitudes, values, and actions appropriate for individuals as members of a particular culture (Schaefer, 73.) Different groups of people have different cultures. We try to learn and respect each others cultures. However, Media makes this tough to do because they show and promote a lot of things that are not true. For example they always show parts of the females, like their butts, and breasts. After seeing these things over and over, males start to only pay attention to these parts also. They do not worry about their personalities or other qualities, but only their outside features. This can lead to things such as abuse, rape, and divorce.

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        Medias also stress how important it is to be skinny and to have the perfect body. These kinds of females and males are always shown in magazines and on television. These images tell the public that if you do not have one of these bodies than you can not look sexy or be good looking. These images cause millions of Americans to go on diets or even force people into have eating disorders. In a way, we are like prisoners to socialization because a lot of people listen and do what the Medias present to us.

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