Discussion Questions - Aug 28

• After reading Judith Lorber’s “’Night to His Day’: The Social Construction of Gender” take a moment to think about the clothes you are wearing and the ways you dress yourself. How does Lorber’s piece help you analyze the ways you “construct” yourself? How do clothing fashions aid in the social construction of gender? What does a woman or man say about herself or himself with various pieces of clothing?

• Why does Lisa want to make her own talking Barbie-like doll? What does this episode say about how dolls contribute to gender role construction?