Blog #3 Stephanie

This article only demonstrates the principle of social learning/modeling in the sense that one of the few things that these children have to guide them in defining their identity is observing their parents. They get to observe what their mother and father do and what they do differently and they get to decide what sort of behavior settles best with them. What they don’t have is the rewards for acting in a certain way so, at home it’s 100% their choice. In the real world, the pressures of society might be a different story.

I understand what they are doing and I definitely appreciate it. They are trying to relive their children of certain pressures that we all grow up with. The problem is, that the children are the ones who are subject to suffering without having had the choice when they were born. Therefore, I do not agre with their decision only because it can cause their children much stress and pain in the future.

I don’t think that it is applicable because this family is striving to construct gender identities in accordance to what they think fits, not in accordance to what society agree with.

I would say that the majority of people would agree with my comment above. Their purpose is respectable, but it is not fair for them so try this with their children knowing that these children will have to grow up with constant criticism and backlash which will definitely interfere with their self esteem and personal growth. I can see how extreme conservatives would be opposed to this just for the simple fact that they are bending the rules that most of society follows.