Reconstructing Gender - Book Report/Review Example

Reconstructing genderQuestion oneDo you think that women’s’ grooming rituals are harmful to them? Why or why not.According to Disch (2009), “the world is changing and becoming a global village and this is happening, so is the female beauty. Women are beautifying themselves through different means. Yes, I concur that the grooming rituals are harmful to women. For instance, the use of make-ups at one point will interfere with the skin and may lead to some diseases like cancer. Body posture and self-esteem may change due to wearing of high heels.

Therefore, the rituals will be the reason behind some of their health problems.Question twoThompsons challenges the assumption that women develop eating problems because of their obsession with the thinness ideal. What evidence does she use to support her assertion and what do you think of her position? In order to define the fact that lies within the problem, it is, usually, good to do some research. Becky Thompson did some research to identify the idea behind the eating problems associated with women.

From her research, trauma is the main cause of poor eating habits. Media argue that the eating problems found in women may be brought about by “culture of thinness.” From this argued point of view, Thompson challenges it by saying that trauma is the main cause and supports it with the oppressions faced by women from different groups of color and lesbians. Her position is true as most abused people have penniless eating habits.Question three What did you like best about the Pueblo community?

The worst? Explain.The pueblo community has lives which do not judge one on the bases of skin color (Disch, 2009). From the book, I am much interested in their living culture and their environment around them. In this community, People believed, “a person’s value lies in how that person interacts and behaves with other people and animals.” From the way people interact in this community, unity and gender equality is exercised. The worst in this community (racism) is the aftermath of Puritans invasion.

Question fourWhat is your reaction to “I’m not fat, I’m Latina?” Explain.According to Disch (2009), a healthy body needs to be fed with a balanced diet. More broadly, the body size is not defined by what you eat ethnically. Haubegger said, “Latinas are twice as likely as the rest of the population to be overweight.” The statement also brings a debate as he goes ahead and poses a defending statement to the quote. I do concur with the statement that Latinas are not fat. Their body size is due to high capacity of glucose.

Therefore, Latinas body size may be probably due to the culture around hence being obese as they are fed well. Question fiveAfter reading Martha Coventry, what might you advise the parent of an intersex baby to do? Intersex is a very crucial issue which needs to be addressed well as most of the people who their sex characteristics are not defined have a different opinion concerning their sex. From Martha Coventry, parents have tried to choose a sex for their children hence bringing a conflict with them in the future.

From the different opinions people have, it is good to allow the child grow and involve him or her in choosing the gender that they want. Those who have been assigned gender have complaints in the future (Disch, 2009). Therefore, I may advise parents of intersex babies to involve the child at least in choosing their sex in order to ensure that they feel appreciated in the society, and their self-esteem is taken care of.ReferenceDisch, E. (2009). Reconstructing gender: A multicultural anthology.

Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.