Identity & Gender + The Breakfast Club Response

Identity & Gender

 1.Family
Positive: Boys and girls are both expected to do the same chores and house work.
Negative: Boys are allowed to stay out late at night, but girls are expected to be home at a certain time.

2.Peers: 
Positive: Boys and girls have same expectancies in learning.
Negative: Girls are neat, quiet, and calm, and boys are loud, and don't listen well.

3.Culture and/or Religion:
Positive: Women are being treated equally as men.
Negative: Boys are associated with strength, and dominance. Girls are associated with passivity, and nurturing. 

4. Media:
 Positive: Women are seen as leaders. For example, in the show The 100, many of the leaders are female. There are also many well-known women who are role models for young girls.
Negative: Women are used in advertisements for cosmetics, and domestic products. Men are used in advertisements for cars, and business products.
 

 


The Breakfast Club Response


To what extent does a "social hierarchy" exist at Sullivan?

In my opinion, I don't think there is a social hierarchy at Sullivan in grade 12. We do have our own groups of people that we hang out with but we are still friends with other people in our grade even if we do not hang out on a regular basis. However, I  think that there are certain people who have more influence than others. The ones who know and get along with  people outside of their group of friends are the ones who have more of an influence because they know so many people, which allows them to easily share ideas with others, and also get their opinions on past and future events.

In a school that has a social hierarchy, money and popularity are the things that are most valued by the school community. A girl who wears expensive clothing is seen as more popular than a girl who wears less expensive, no brand clothes.  A boy who plays on a sports team, works out regularly, and drives an expensive car is seen as more popular than a boy who walks or rides his bike to school, and doesn't play sports but is instead in a school club.

To what extent do you agree with Piaget's theory " adolescent ego centrism"?

I agree with Piaget's theory because I think it is true that your peers have a big influence in your life like what you wear, how you talk, how you see other people etc. When you are closely attached to your friends, you are more scared to be away from them, or for them to turn their backs on you and abandon you. If you are no longer friends with someone who has greatly influenced you, that is when you realize how much that person has taught you  and how much they influenced you. If you start hanging out with people who are different from your old friends, you notice the differences in how you talk, how you dress, and even your interests.