WEEK 1 Class Business

This is my first year attending Rider University and my first time taking a course about gender studies. I never imaged how much gender studies had in relation with sex chromosomes, society, cultural, communication and media. I am very curious to learn more about gender studies and how it’s a part of your everyday life. While reading the text I came across Psychodynamic Theories of Gender Development that caught my attention. When I was growing up I never identified with my mother I always tagged alone wherever my father went. He would go and play sports and I too would go. I developed a like for sports, wrestling, tree climbing, playing video games, and doing whatever the boys did. Even though I started to like what most boys at that aged liked I still knew I was a lady and had to act like one. My mother always made sure I behaved like a lady no matter who was around me. However, when mom was not around I bonded with the guys. Don’t get me wrong I love dressing like a girl and loved barbies. I just always found myself clicking more with the guys then with the girls. Now that I’m 24 years old, I see myself being closer to my mother more than I ever was. I do more girlie stuff with her now; go shopping, get spa treatments, get our hair and makeup done etc. , but yet I still love sports, I just no longer need to feel like one of the guys. However, I still feel I am more like my father and go to him first for advice.