Forum 1: The mass media are blamed for both perpetuating gender stereotypes and for destroying "traditional" gender roles. What roles do you think media play in gender construction and reinforcement? How traditional are those "traditional" roles?

Forum 2: How do gender and culture influence one another? In what situations are genders closely associated with specific cultural characteristics? Can gender identity itself be a culture?

Forum 3: Describe your own gender using at least two of the frameworks in the textbooks. How do the descriptions differ? What does each framework highlight? What does each overlook?