Tag: Masculinity and femininity
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In what ways did ideas about race and ethnicity, the impact of social class, and ideals about masculinity and femininity, affect their experiences and understanding of themselves in relation to other characters, individuals, or groups in the narrative?
This semester, we read several accounts that revealed how cultural identity is socially constructed. It develops in response to social and historical forces and intersects with other ethnic and racial identities, social class, and gender. Using at least two (2) narratives (choose from The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, Hester Street, Farewell to Manzanar and…