Problem 1: When does gender socialization start? Discuss examples of gender socialization beginning before birth. Use this to discuss the difference between sex and gender and how they are intricately tied together in our culture.
Problem 2: Researchers have found that our anatomy and gender are the result of complex gene networks-we are on a male/female continuum. So why do we treat sex and gender as binary?
Problem 3: How does a binary view of gender influence socialization? If we are actually socialized into gendered behavior, why does research show gender differences? Are differences truly biological? (Turn back to the stereotypes provided and discuss how they are products of socialization and not biology.)
Problem 4: How do transgender and non-binary individuals challenge our stereotypical expectations? How can we stop repeating the stereotypes and embrace gender as a spectrum?