I took both the gender and the race test and I was not surprised with my results. I have grown up with family members who grew up with more of a prejudice and because of this I have had mixed feelings. At times I can agree with them and it does rub off but for the majority of my life it has made me very angry and I have found myself correcting my parents and other relatives. I was moderate leaning towards white people and I think this is only because I don't personally know anyone who is black and have never had the chance to associate with anyone of color and so it is out of my comfort zone. This is something I would like to change and I have been working on it.
On the gender test I also found my score to be expected. My score was moderate leaning towards males in the work place. I have grown up in a family where the girls did all the house chores and the boys worked on the farm. My mom always had dinner ready when they got home. Now as I have gotten older my mom got a job in the school district because she was bored when all the kids went to school. My dad has also sold part of the dairy farm and so now he has time to help our with the house chores. I have also been pushed to go to college and receive a degree. Education and careers are very important to my parents and so I have been told that just because I am a girl doesn't mean I can't work. Another factor that plays a part is I am LDS and they do urge mothers to stay home with their children. As females we are the caregivers and should spent most of our efforts raising a family. This is one of my many goals in life and is very important to me. Because of this I do believe that in most cases the male figure does earn a living.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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