The media plays a huge part in our gender role socialization. This magazine shows the stereotypical gender roles with a picture of a heterosexual couple on their wedding day, as happy and beautiful as ever.
Here's a picture of different gendered vitamins, one for women and one for men. Is it really necessary to have different daily multivitamins? Probably not. But there is a chance that if a man takes a woman's vitamin he just might grow boobs.
Homophobia is a term used for the fear of or discrimination against homosexuals or gender-inappropriate behavior. These two males are heterosexual, even though they are displaying gender-inappropriate behavior. But as the constructionist approach sees it gender is just a social construct after all.
Gender role socialization is a life-long process and as depicted here starts early. As children we are shown what is right and what is wrong. Boys wear blue and girls wear pink. Boys wear shorts and girls wear skirts.
Here's another stereotypical example of gender roles. Betty Crocker and her 'new cookbook' is not trying to appeal to men. Women are the ones who should be in the kitchen cooking and baking for the family.
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