After reading Chapter 13 and watching the various videos assigned this week, can

After reading Chapter 13 and watching the various videos assigned this week, can you identify the gender norms you have internalized?  Really think about this question and try to get beyond the “blue is for boys/pink is for girls”dichotomy. Cultural, family and societal gender norms influence us in deep and complicated ways–not just about clothes, or housework– but about emotional expression, career paths, a sense of personal autonomy, moral decision-making, public and private behavior–the list is long.  Thinking about your own developmental context, how do you think your behavior and life choices have been influenced by the gender norms of your family, culture and society?  What do you think you would like to be different? Will you raise your children (if you plan to have any) with the same or different expectations?