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Both sports and gender roles are a part of someone's culture. Depending on where you live, certain sports could be more popular than others. For instance, if you were to play a sport in Mexico, there would be a good chance that the sport you play would be soccer because soccer is a popular sport in Mexico's culture. Gender roles are a part of culture because some cultures view women as inferior to men. In some countries. women are not allowed to drive, go to school, vote, or partake in other rights that men have. Sports and gender roles are similar because women face discrimination in sports.

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Culture has a big impact on my life. I go to church every Sunday and pray for my loved ones because of my culture. I celebrate holidays and birthdays because of my culture. All the food that I like to eat is based upon my culture. Culture influences my everyday decisions and activities.

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1. Culture isn't just about your nationality or your language. You can live in the same country as someone and speak the same language, but have totally different cultures.
2. There will never be a single agreed-upon number of cultures that exist in the World.
3. Culture is a human creation. It is defined as the knowledge, language, values, customs, and physical objects that are passed down from generation to generation.
4. There are material and nonmeterial sides related to culture. Material refers to physical objects (skyscrapers) and nonmaterial refers to beliefs, religions, customs, etc.
5. Culture is important because it helps explain human social behavior. It also helps guide people's relationships with others.
7. Culture and society are very similar. They can not exist without each other,
8. The U.S. is known as a "melting pot." This means that

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A major sporting event that is celebrated by many Americans is the Superbowl. It occurs once a year and it is the championship game of the NFL. The first Superbowl took place on Janurary 15, 1967 in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The winner was the Green Bay Packers. Since then, there has been 52 Superbowls and the 2018 champions were the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Super Bowl: Super Bowl, in U.S. professional gridiron football, the championship game of the National Football League.

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My life revolves around sports. I grew up playing sports and currently I play volleyball and basketball. My main friend group also plays the same sports as me, so sports has had a big impact on my life socially as well. Sports taught me how to be competitive and to accept failure. They have also taught me to work hard and to never give up.

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1. There are many social issues in sports. Minorities face discrimination in spot and women suffer gender-based stereotypes

2. Sports is a huge industry that has influenced many other industries as well.
3. Sports teach basic values, promotes attachment to society, and helps individuals identify with other members of society.
4. A sport subculture is a group within the larger context of sport that has some of its distinct roles, values, and norms. A sport subculture of violence is hockey.
5. Social interaction and self concepts are affected by sports. The more masculine and aggressive players are seen to have more hustle and dedication to win. Players are praised for this so they continued to do it. The weaker players are disrespected more and this can lead to a loss of self-esteem.

6. Studies show that the degree of sportsmanship in college athletes declines as athletes become more involved in the sport system. Non Scholarship athletes display greater sportsmanship than those with athletic scholarships.

7. The media spends a great deal of its resources on sports, businesses spends a great deal of money on sports, and cities spend millions of dollars on sport stadiums.
8. The development of TV and mass communication was a huge step for sports.

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Target removed gender labels on toys. They felt that having gender labels on toys was unnecessary because kids should be able to play with whatever toys they want to and not be limited to play with toys based on their gender. This is a step towards removing stereotypes and retaining certain gender roles.

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Target is cutting down on its use of gender-based signage -- and not everyone is happy about it.

Last week, the mega-retailer announced on its blog, A Bullseye View, that it will no longer have signs with "boy" and "girl" qualifiers in certain departments, like toys and bedding.

"We know that shopping preferences and needs change and, as guests have pointed out, in some departments like Toys, Home or Entertainment, suggesting products by gender is unnecessary," Target noted on its blog. "Right now, our teams are working across the store to identify areas where we can phase out gender-based signage to help strike a better balance."

Critics took to Twitter to speak out against Target's upcoming "androgynous signs," arguing that the changes will make it harder for shoppers to find what they're looking for. Some customers said they will no longer shop at Target. Writing at BizPac Review last week, Michael Dorstewitz quipped: "One has to wonder where this will end. The White House announced in April that it was installing a gender-neutral bathroom in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the West Wing. Ike must be rolling over in his grave about that one."

Others celebrated the retailer's announcement. Rachel Simmons, co-founder of the empowerment and anti-bullying group Girls Leadership, said it was "a huge deal that Target is going gender-neutral."

"Target is a trendsetter," Simmons told ABC News on Monday. "Retailers have an incredible opportunity here. They're opening up a whole world of possibility for these kids."

The move comes two months after Ohio mom Abi Bechtel called out the retailer for a particularly questionable sign in one of its stores.

﻿﻿"I hope that Target and other retailers will pay attention to this conversation and consider removing gender from the way they market their toys," Bechtel told CNN at the time. "I think that the overwhelming response to my tweet is a good indication that there are a lot of consumers who would welcome that change."

A spokeswoman for Target told The Huffington Post that most shoppers seem to be on board with the new policy.

"We recognize by coming out and making these couple of changes that people are going to have a wide variety of opinions," said Molly Snyder, Target's group manager for public relations. "We expected and respect that. The response from the guests has been overwhelmingly positive."

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Target Angers Customers With Its Stores' New Non-Gendered Policy

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Target is cutting down on its use of gender-based signage -- and not everyone is happy about it. Last week, the mega-retailer announced on its blog, A Bullseye View, that it will no longer have signs with "boy" and "girl" qualifiers in certain departments, like toys and bedding.

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How are Gender Roles Applicable to My Life? 

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How are Gender Roles Applicable to My Life? 

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Gender roles are a big part of my life. Since I am female, I may be treated differently and seen as inferior to men. I am a feminist and believe that women are just as important as men. I believe that all people should be able to choose how they act, whether it's with masculinity or femininity.

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1. The belief that behavioral differences are acquired because of inherited physical characteristics is known as biological determinism. This is just a theory and does not have scientific proof. If this was true, all men and women would act in uniform because of their gender.
2. Girls and boys tend to behave based on what their parents expect. This leads to gender identity, which is why you may act masculine or feminine.
3. The male's brain is more specialized than the female's. The male's brain is more active in the region of adaptive evolutionary responses, such as fighting. The female's brain is more active in a region that is tied to emotional expression.
4. Biological determinists think that all men and women from many cultures have different ways of behaving. For example, men look more for physical appearances when looking for a relationship and females look more for social class and income.
6. People who do not believe in biological determinism believe that gender roles are not fixed at birth, but are determined by their culture.
7. In the movie "A League of Their Own", the first women's baseball team was formed. Society had a problem with this because it was believed that baseball is a “man's sport.” Society felt that women were not strong enough or fast enough to play baseball, or to be as good as men are. This is an example of gender discrimination and sexism.

8. In the early 1900's, it was expected that women and men had a certain "role." The women's role was to always make her husband happy and to never make him upset. This was evident in the 1955 article "The Good Wife's Guide." It stated, "A good wife should always know her place" and to "show sincerity in your desire to please him."