Anthropology- A gender role refers to social and behavioral norms considered socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex within a specific culture- Socially accepted gender roles vary in different cultures- Gender is a set of characteristics used to distinguish between male and female- Gender also differentiates biological sex and gender identity- Gender is our legal status as boys and girls, as well as men and women- L Gender identity is the way in which one can choose to express one's gender. Culture determines gender roles and also distinguishes what is male and female. Each person has a gender, a sex and a gender identity that determines who one is- Sex is biological- hormones, reproductive organs, body parts- Gender refers to society's expectations of how people should behave as male/female- Gender identity is how people feel and express their gender- behavior, appearance, clothing- Feminine traits are ways of behavior associated with being a woman- Emotional, dependent, sensitive, silent, weak, innocent, accepting are some feminine traits- Culture teaches men and women to be opposite/different from each other- Gender roles are how people act/behave and how they choose to express themselves- These characteristics are shaped by society (media) and culture- Gender roles vary greatly between cultures because each culture has its own beliefs - Each culture has gender roles - they have expectations of how girls/boys should act, act, dress and look - Children learn gender roles from an early age from religion, parents and culture - Gender stereotypes can cause unequal and unfair treatment of a certain gender by judging them in a specific way - 4 base k...... half of the paper ......is not mentioned in the story )- Because Red Riding Hood's father was schizophrenic, it is very likely that his genes will be passed on to Red Riding Hood. Since Little Red Riding Hood suffers from schizophrenia, she: o Has hallucinations that cause her to hear voices that other people cannot hear o This explains why she is able to speak wolf o She is delusional because she misread her grandmother o This explains why she does not she could distinguish her grandmother from a wolf dressed to look like her grandmother- She also has many symptoms of schizophrenia: o Delusions o Hallucinations o Social withdrawal: she is isolated from society because she lives near the woods o Lack of emotions Not worried that her grandmother was sick Wasn't afraid when she saw the wolf o Loss of motivation/memory problems Was pushed aside and forgot to go to her grandmother's house