For which sex, girls and women or boys and men, is it more acceptable to cross gender boundaries, that is, to do things associated with the opposite sex? Why is this the case? Illustrate your essay with examples
What will be an ideal response?
It is more acceptable for girls and women to cross gender boundaries and do things associated with goys and men. The difference is because of gender privilege; masculine things are more powerful, so girls and women who do masculine things are praised for increasing their prestige, while boys and men who do feminine things are lowering their prestige. Examples include calling loud or athletic girls "tomboys" and sensitive or non-athletic boys "sissies," and commercials advertising "manwiches" rather than salads. (Other examples, not in this chapter, could include comments like "you look like a bunch of girls" vs "take it like a man;" women aspiring to men's jobs considered ambitious, while men aspiring to women's jobs considered gay; it's acceptable for girls to play with cars and legos, but not acceptable for boys to play with dolls or other "girls'" toys.)
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