le of a male centered world. Only by speaking out and protesting for our Civil Rights when we feel they have been disregarded will women take a stand. She uses the term “Gender Polarization” which refers to the scripts laid out for us within our society. These are the male and female roles that are expected of men and women. How we dress, eat, play, love, and care for ourselves according to our roles. This defines her Gender Polarization. She is an admitted feminist and strongly believes in fighting for equal rights. (Lipsitz Bem, 1994).“ The Social Construction of Sexuality” explained the history of western society’s view of natural human sexuality. It was based on the Christian perceptions of sexuality and sin. Sexuality was intended to be an expression only to procreate and bare children. This throughout time has set parents up for failure when they explained “the birds and the bees” to their own children. The position of this article was that society should steer away from misguiding their children to think that sexuality comes with procreation and acknowledge that they are separate and do not necessarily follow each other directly. That a more honest and open relationship is a healthier for children to understand and accept. That society should cease the words homosexual, heterosexual, bi-sexual, etc. and just acknowledge sexuality alone. This would delete title and assist with the depletion of norms and rules within our society. (Hubbard, 1990)All of the articles have made one unanimous point; society is sets the norms and rules. And that it is a cycle that most of us attribute to. Raising children in the way our parents raised us assists with traditional norms. I agreed with all the authors. They pointed out there position clearly and gave accurate and precise descriptions of what they thought, why they thought it, as well as used several references to back up there information. The ove...
