Intro to Gender Studies

Johnny Cash – A Boy Named Sue

Born this Way-Lady Gaga

For my project, I will write a short story about a boy around his teen years in which he explains his difficulty of fitting into the normative male gender. Peers, school, media, religion, work, and violence will be incorporated in the story in which they serve as gender socialization tools for the protagonist. The main point/question I want to convey in the story is “what does it mean to be a man while bombarded with normative definitions found in magazines, religion, our peers, and work?” I think I will enjoy writing this short story since I plan to incorporate my own observations that I accumulated throughout my teen years.

Brittany Bruce

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNM5HW13_O8

Dude Looks Like a Lady – Aerosmith

Grace Kelley – Mika

If I Were a Boy- Beyonce

Ciara-Like a Boy