Sex and gender socialization. Social Sciences Essay

Sex and Gender Socialization
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There has been a lot of debate about the difference between gender and sex. According to Cynthia Carter, sex of a person is purely based on his/her biological characteristics, while gender represents his/her personal, cultural and societal perceptions of sexuality (Carter, 2012, p. 364). Even though the world has changed a lot, as well as the mentality of people, women are not given as much respect as they actually deserve. We live in a male-dominating society. As a girl, I have always been pushed behind the race by my own father, brother, husband and other males (Carter, 2012).
Since my childhood, I have been treated rudely and arrogantly, and my father and uncles have always considered me a useless thing. In contrast, they have treated my elder brother like a goldmine. He was sent to Canada for higher studies, and I was urged to stay in the house and do work along with my mother. I could hardly complete my college when my father accepted a cousin’s proposal for me and forced me to get married as soon as possible. Throughout my life, I have observed that the society does not leave as memorable impression on women as it may leave on men. Compared to boys, girls get a limited number of job opportunities. From the family of a girl to the media to the society itself, everything and every person influences her life in one way or the other (Kurtiş & Adams, 2018).
Most often, we are asked to obey our males and listen to them all the time: father, brother, husband, and uncles. Males try to dominate us in one way or the other. Whenever I have tried to secure a well-paying job to support my family and to spend some money on my children’s education, I have been told that the position has been filled by a qualified male candidate. It makes m...