Today, and more prevalently in the past, gender stereotyping takes place in many aspects of everyday life, such as the media and normal social interactions. ... Also, mainly in movies and television shows, women are stereotyped as being fragile and delicate, making them terrible at sports and other strenuous activities. ... Doubting that the media will ever stop giving the people what they desire, gender roles first need to be eliminated within the minds and hearts of the people striving to live a life of prosperity all around the world....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Everyone is socialized through media to understand his or her gender role, and how to behave while in that role. ... Men are expected to be strong and masculine, so to fulfill this requirement, they often build friendships based upon common factors such as sports, drinking, or even their love of women. ... If a heterosexual woman were to have things in common with a heterosexual man, usually involving the stereotypical hobbies like video games or sports, she is looked at being "one of the boys " or less feminine. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

But the essential fact is that our gender roles are taught to each of us, and are rigidly enforced, through families and friends, educational institutions, the workplace, media, advertising and the entertainment industry. ... Number four - a "boy" - who wears rugged clothing, likes the colour blue and plays with soldiers, participates in competitive team sports, enjoys fighting, does not cry, and has short hair. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It may not seem like it in looking in the media today, but there are many men coming out of this "manly" way of life. ... Many people feel as though these types of men are not what they deem "normal" so they do not ask them to do many things, such as play on sports team, join clubs or fraternities, or even talk to them. ...

• Word Count: 1235
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• Grade Level: High School