Philosophy Assignment 2022

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Philosophy 1
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Gender and Social Construction: Who? What? When? Where? How?.....................................2
My opinion on the argument......................................................................................................2
Possible Arguments to my opinion............................................................................................4
References..................................................................................................................................5

Philosophy 2
Gender and Social Construction: Who? What? When? Where? How?
This book is a debate type format book. Here four authors discuss mainly on the two
factors of gender and its social reconstruction. Here in this paper, the focus is on Sally
Haslanger’s argument, that gender is socially constructed. Sally argues that we are born as a
male and a female and society turns us into a girl or a boy (Hackett & Haslanger, 2006), and I
agree with that argument.
My opinion on the argument
Completely in agreement with Sally Haslanger’s argument, I also think that being
born with a particular set of genitals doesn’t mean that society has to paint the clothes pink
and blue. Before a human is born, the gender reveals parties start by painting the walls and
the cakes in a specific color representing the gender of the baby. The clothes are bought in
girly or boyish shades which are pre-decided by society as pink and blue (Karacan, 2016).
Racism like gender is socially constructed. During the tribal times, men used to go out
and hunt to provide food for the family which the women cooked and fed. The women had to
stay home because they were the ones with the ability to give birth to a baby and feed them
and thus had to avoid going out. These turned into serious societal norms for women and
men. Mean doesn’t go out and hunt, but the woman is again expected to stay home. This is
something that we are taught from an early age, by seeing our own parents or others. Things
like these have been carrying on for generations and we need to see and understand that it is
time for a change.
The change can begin with the beginning. That means the very own foundation of
upbringing can be gender-neutral. The girl child should not be very obnoxious gifted a barbie
and a boy child with an action figure. Start by gifting a gender-neutral playhouse. The
children should not be burdened with the expectations of how and what they should play