world his

The State Government programs and agencies for

children are organized around a binary view of gender

Das Gupta #37 “Broken Hearts, Broken Families”  US immigration system generally requires legal

nuclear family relationship to be considered family

Trans Prisoners  Transgender people are ten times as likely to be

sexually assaulted by their fellow inmates and five times as likely to be sexually assaulted by staff than gender conforming/cis prisoners.

 Transgender prisoners also face numerous other challenges behind bars, including denials of medical care and lengthy stays in solitary confinement.

Laverne Cox, “Orange is the New Black”

Media  Establishes and reinforces gender norms,

hegemonic masculinity, and emphasized femininity

But the Media Doesn’t Influence Me!

 Ah, but it DOES!  Just some recent research findings…

Consumer Products/Markets as Socializing Agents

My Pretty Purse My First Toolbox

For ages 6 months+

JeongMee Yoon: The Pink and Blue Project

Resisting Socialization (Ijeoma A., #5)  Some people reject their socialization, or

negotiate it, or find ways to escape it