Writer Choice

39068For Writing Quiz #2, your job is to respond to the following prompts:

Paragraph 1: In a patriarchal society both men and women are socialized from birth to perform specific roles, behaviors. Select 1 of the options below to answer the following prompt: How do such gender role expectations limit individual life choices? Why?

Option 1: Girls are asked not to be demanding, to be forgiving and accommodating and “ladylike”.

Option 2: Boys are told not to cry, not to fear, not to be forgiving and instead to be assertive, and strong.

Paragraph 2: In Michael Kimmel’s “The Breeze At My Back” he states: “Eliminating inequalities involves more than changing everyone’s attitudes.” Why is changing one’s attitude not enough to address inequalities? Name and describe one other step individuals can talk to become conscious of their privilege (it will be easier to pick 1 specific type of privilege to answer the second questions here).

Requirements:

Each paragraph should be 7-9 complete sentences.
Avoid using the prompts above when responding. (For instance, instead of “One thing individuals can do,” use “Individuals can [then name 1 thing individuals can do and why it is important]”.
Avoid using first-person (“I,” “me,” “my”) or second-person pronouns (“you,” “your) for this quiz.
No outside sources.
Carefully proofread.