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1. Chapter 4 discusses the importance of gender roles in socialization and development of individuals. After reading www.cnn.com/2017/08/01/opinions/gender-neutral-drivers-license-opinion-davis/index.html, do you think using correct gender pronouns is important? Why or why not? Use examples from the article and support from the text in your answer. Are gender neutral pronouns an issue in society? Do you believe they bring visibility to those individuals who are gender nonconforming? Be thorough in your answer and look to the text for support.
2. After reading this text, you should have an idea of how gender roles are performed in society. After reading Chapter 4 specifically, you should have an idea of how gender roles shape the development of children. Read the article www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/gender-nonconforming-children-coming-to-terms-with-sexual-identity-10207741.html. The experience of the children and parents who meet that are described in this article is one where children have a certain gender fluidity and are able to be free from the social constructs of gender role stereotypes. Do you believe this to be the case in everyday life? In other words, how do people react in a public setting when they see what they assume to be a little boy in a dress or a little girl with a crew cut? Why do you think this is? Use examples from the text as well as from the article to support your answer.