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- Analysis of Judith L. Gibbons and Deborah L. Best Gender Roles Andrew Warner
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- In Gibbons Best, “Gender Roles,” the authors talk about how social expectations, puberty, and cultural influences contribute to the construction of gender identity during adolescence. Boys and girls experience gender role socialization differently as boys are expected to be dominant, not emotional and competitive (Gibbons 157). The Gender Role Strain Paradigm is explained by how boys suffer from the strain of conforming to masculinity norms, which may manifest as risk-taking behaviors, aggression, or emotional distress if they feel like they are failing (158). These expectations are also reinforced by social relationships with parents, peers, and adult figures who expect boys to be tough and independent and to discourage vulnerability (160). Additional racialized expectations of strength and resilience lead Black boys to be unable to express emotions without being perceived as weak (161).
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- Gibbons and Best's reading made me think about my experience in middle school playing sports, while going through puberty. I was a skinny kid and would get hurt a lot despite exceling in most sports hat I played. My teammates and coaches would poke fun at me for being so fragile which made me, mask injuries, change my demeanor, and attitude so I can be seen as tough and respectable by my male peers. i never considered that my peers and coaches were suppressing my emotions with their words causing me to hide how I was feeling to appear stronger in their eyes.
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- Growing up I played every sport that my school had to offer. As a young kid I was just having fun with no societal pressures around me.
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- Once middle school hit I played up a level ,so a lot of my teammates hit puberty before me and had massive growth spurts. I was shorter and skinnier than all of my other teammates
- Ready for Basketball Season Guys!
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- Naturally as other boys began to grow and go through puberty, sports became more physical. Being very skinny compared to other boys caused me to experience a ton of injuries.
- The same ankle you rolled last week??
- Coach I rolled my ankle!!!
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- I would roll my ankles so much during basketball that my teammates would make fun of how injury prone I was
- Yo how are you always hurt!
- Bro you are made of glass!
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- Andrew when you get hurt you gotta walk it off sometimes buddy, we really need you out there
- Yes Coach!
- Even my coach would talk to me about how me getting hurt so much was becoming a problem for the team.
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- Ouch, Ouch, Ouch
- After these conversations, I would often play while injured to make my coach happy and impress my teammates. I would not tell my coach but I would tell my teammates that I am playing hurt so their perception of me being weak and fragile would change.
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- Playing up a level caused me to play with older boys who have progressed through puberty far faster than I had at the time. The increase in physicality was something I wasn't expecting and something my skinny frame was not ready for yet. At the time I was not aware of this and I wanted to compete and be better than the other boys especially when they would poke fun at me for getting hurt so much. This is something Gibbons and Best described as the Gender Role Strain Paradigm. This explains how boys who feel they fall short of masculinity standards experience anxiety and compensate with extreme behaviors (Gibbons 157-158). Another thing I fell victim to in this story that Gibbons and Best explain is the role peers play in reinforcing masculinity norms. This is especially true in sports where a boy's toughness is typically valued over his emotional state (Gibbons 160).
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- As I continued to grow and mature as an athlete, I learned how to grow muscle and take care of my body. This helped to prevent injuries but I was still a skinny kid all throughout middle school and the start of high school so injuries were not unavoidable. I would still play through non serious injuries to be seen as a strong leader by my teammates.
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- As a Senior in High School I was given an Award for being a outstanding leader for our team by my Head Coach.
- Thank You Coach
- Great Job Andrew, you are a tough kid.
- My coaches and teammates made me self-conscious about my body being injury-prone. Some may say it was for the better because it helped me become an outstanding, respected leader and a warrior on the court. After all, I learned to block out pain and become resilient. Gibbons and Best describe the intersection of masculinity and toughness in sports which discourages boys from showing vulnerability, even when injured. So some may say it has caused a ripple in my personality because I struggle to show emotions and that may stem from my sports life as a kid. I believe the aspects of this story caused me to conform to gender roles in sports and created the man I am today.
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- Works CitedGibbons, Judith L., and Deborah L. Best. “Gender Roles.” Encyclopedia of Adolescence, 2nd ed., vol. 2, edited by B. Bradford Brown and Mitchell J. Prinstein, Academic Press, 2024, pp. 156-161. Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-96023-6.00098-1.
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