Lorenzo Brito
Sociology 100
Professor Barnes
December 4, 2012
Assignment #6
How did you define “masculinity/femininity” as a child and how has your conception changed as an adult? Masculinity as a child though my point of view is defined as boys having more energy than adults. Juts this weekend I went back home, I saw a group of children having so much fun playing outside. Thing is, it was cold outside, somewhere around fifty to sixty degree’s and they were still having a ball as if the temperature had no sense of effect on them. They obviously had more energy than me since I would have never been capable to go out and play in that type of weather. As an adult we do not tend to have as much energy to do activities that we would do when we were kids. Boys only interact with boys you never see then interacting with girls. Femininity as a child is more like being a princess. They interact only with girls and differ from activities that young boys do. While boys run and play outside girl are considerably capable to be playing with dolls, reenacting a tea party, or joining a ballet class. Young girls are mostly likely to have the same energy that young boys do but the way that they use their energy is completely different from how young boys use their energy. The same weekend after seeing the boys playing, I saw a girl playing with them. I’m not saying that only young boys are likely to play outside doing sports. Girls are likely to play outside just like most boys but
