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Please structure this assignment as an essay, including a short introduction with an arguable thesis statement, paragraphs that begin (or end) with a clear topic sentence claim, and supporting examples or evidence from sources.
Be sure to include evidence and quotes from the texts.
Please cite the texts using parenthetical references. If you mention a name in the text, put the year published after their name and the page # at the end. Otherwise, put all of the information in the parenthesis. For example:
According to Wade and Ferree (2019), “ . . . .” (p. #).
OR
“. . . . .” (Wade and Ferree 2019: #).
You do need a reference page. You can reference our book like this:
Wade, Lisa and Myra Marx Ferree. 2019. Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions, 2nd Edition. New York. W.W. Norton & Co.
Essay Topics
Choose ONE of the topics below. Please indicate which topic at the beginning of your essay.
Doing Gender
According to Wade and Ferree, what does it mean to “do gender”? How do you personally do gender in your daily life? In your essay, include two gender rules you follow, and indicate why you follow them. Also, include two gender rules you do not follow, indicate why you break them, then describe and discuss the type of account you would give for breaking each rule. Please relate your answer back to Wade and Ferree’s ideas of why folks follow gender rules or break them. Please write a detailed essay with examples from your own life experience to illustrate and support your points. Be sure to define and describe the concepts doing gender and account/accounting using the text. For each citation, please include a parenthetical citation with the page number in the text, and reference the book at the end of the essay.
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Pros and Cons of the Gender Binary
For this essay, you will analyze and evaluate the gender binary in US society. According to Wade and Ferree, what is the gender binary? Please including at least two examples. Then, evaluate the gender binary: what are two positive aspects or effects of the gender binary? What are two negative aspects or effects? Make sure to give examples and explain why they are positive and negative in your response. Please write a detailed essay with examples from the text, movies, or your own life experience to illustrate and support your points. Be sure to define and describe the concept “gender binary” using the text. Please include a parenthetical citation with the page number in the text, and reference the book at the end of the essay.
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