Assignment 3: Perception of Gender
Gender as a term and a social concept has taken many different forms and meanings over time. Your personal experience and expression of gender may be reflective of your generation and the sociopolitical landscape during the influential development stages of your life.
This assignment will allow you to expand your knowledge base and support your acquisition of various expressions and experiences related to gender.
Select a person from a different generation than yourself. Schedule a thirty-minute interview with that person.
Using the module readings the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet research the evolution of the concept of gender over generations. Select at least two scholarly peer-reviewed resources for use in this assignment.
During the interview ask the following questions:
During your interview be aware that the persons responses could be reactions to the advancements of the opposite gender and the impact he or she experienced. An example would be mens experiences of child rearing as more mothers enter and excel in corporate environments.
Complete the following:
In your analysis be sure to integrate ideas and concepts from your independent research as well as the module readings with your findings from the interview.
Write a 3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to the formatting of your paper and the citation of sources. Remember to include a cover page and reference page in APA format. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example if your name is John Smith your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.
By Week 1 Day 7 deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.