In today’s society everyone takes on gender roles that will determine the way they think, act and react with other people but where do they come from? Many people, such as scientists, believe gender roles are a result of biology and our genetic makeup, however the authors of many psychology books and myself believe they are a result of social influence; “ the process whereby our society conveys behavioral expectations to the individual”(Crooks, Baur 59). …showed first 75 words of 1124 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1124 total…factor shaping the gender roles we fall into. Therefore I will have to conclude that our society and the environment we grow up in determine our values and behaviors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works cited 1. Crooks, Robert. and Karla Baur. Our Sexuality. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1996 2. Lefton, Lester A. Psychology. Needham Heights: Allyn and Bacon, 1994. 3.Nevid, Jeffery S., Lois Fichner-Rathus, and Spencer A. Rathus. Sexuality in a World of Diversity. Needham heights. Allyn and Bacon, 1995.