week 6 discussion

Scholars argue that gender is socially constructed; what do they mean by this?  Give examples from the reading this week.  After you’ve discussed the meaning of the social construction of gender, discuss a specific example of how gender has been constructed in your own lived experiences?

An initial response to Dr. Levesques question should be about 250 words.

  1. Conley:  Chapter 8 (Gender)
  2. Schilt and Westbrook: