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FIRST ASSIGNMENT The "Women's Studies" Wikipedia page is for the most part relevant to the topic. The only thing that distracted or stood out to me was the last portion talking about the criticism withing women gender studies: religion and spirituality. Overall, it was a very well written article. There was no bias towards women being greater than men or a "side" being taken. Personally I think the religion section is over-represented, just because the editors could have ended the subject after the first paragraph instead of continuing. Check a few citations. The citations are relative to the topic and support each claim very well. Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? A lot of the information is hyperlinked to another Wikipedia page. The most neutral source I am surprised is neutral would have to be the word "feminism." Many people put negative connotations on this word, so when you click on the hyperlink you feel a breeze of fresh air hit you. On the "Talk" portion you can see that this article was nominated for deletion but the ruling was to keep it. At the top part of this page there is a yellow box stating "this article needs additional citations for verification." By this quote, it is evident this page can be improved and it supports the claim of why this was nominated for deletion.I don't think Wikipedia discusses this topic any differently than how we do in class. It's quite interesting how similar both the cute and the class follow the same paths.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_studies.

WIKI ASSIGNMENT WGST Over the years, and throughout the world, society has put females and males into different categories: how one gender is supposed to act opposed to the other and how they should conform to societal development. When a baby is born they are categorized as male or female: pink or blue to put it into the simplest form. Social contruction of gender is influenced by females, males and parental influcences. FEMALES As a woman, you are expected to show feminine acts such as wearing dresses, being happy, and providing for the male of the family. Women are also classified as to be submissive, but this is just how society portrays the "typical woman." Society also suggests a woman should show her emotions. The social construction of gender is seen as a feminist theory. Biologically, a woman has two X chromosomes but a woman can dress as a male and still identify as one too. Females are also being told what to wear and how to wear it. MALES A male is perceived as someone without emotional attchment, tough demeanor, and built stature. A man is considered the superior gender because they are supposed to be the "breadwinner" of the household and provide for the family. There are many ways society identifies a male: the man box is one of them. Defining a a man as a social being who should "act tough, aggressive and confident." Like a women is supposed to be feminine, society tells a man he should be the opposite, masculine. PARENTAL INFLUENCES As we are born we are definined as male or female. Colors are also associated with these identities. As we grow we are influenced by many factors, one being our parents. If you are a male, you tend to settle towards the male figure in your life and if you're a female you tend to settle towards the female figure in your life. By doing this you are taught how to act as these genders. Males, throwing a football or basketball around with one another and females learning how to do your hair or playing dress up with your barbies. It's not just society who tells us how to act based on our gender but our parental figures can too. Social constuction of gender has forced people into thinking they should act a certain way. How we are taught growing up plays a role in how we will carry ourselves without the help of "societal roles." With time progressing there is sure to be many more societal roles for both genders along with the soon to be "ancestral" ones.

https://ellenmandy.wordpress.com/the-man-box/

-parents dressing and coordinating their kids in the "color" of their gender. -how conformity goes along with construction. -genders roles affected by feminism and msculinity. -what are the roles men vs women play in our society -5 steps to "conforming" to a gender -recent study shows health risks are put in place by behaviors that have been instilled in both genders by the time they're 10 or 11.