TED Talks: A Critical Analysis

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TED Talks: A Critical Analysis

Hanna Rosin Presentation Analysis

Hanna Rosin’s presentation about the reversed gender roles and economic status in the society is quite revealing of the effects of modernization and the rise of the female gender. She claims that women have become economically superior to men in the work places, as they are bagging the best career positions. Women have become the men of the household in terms of providing for the basic needs. This does not stop here, as young girls in schools are performing better academically. It is true that women have risen in the society, as the economy ahs shifted and the once female related jobs are now marketable, as the manufacturing industry has faced out men. To add to her observations, I think that this gender reversal has been caused by the glorification and empowerment of the girl child, which is subconsciously sidelining the men. This issue should be addressed, as when the boy child is neglected, there will be various social implications that might not be attractive.

Norman Spack Presentation Analysis

In his talk, Norman Spack addresses the issue of sex changes in adolescents and adults as well in today’s society. He claims that by the time a child hits puberty, and feel that they are in the wrong body, chances are that he or she will eventually become a transgender, at whatever age in life. I agree with his perspective, as puberty is the onset of adulthood. Therefore, it is considered the beginning of assuming gender roles. The society has been socialized in a manner that there are various expectations of gender roles naturally assigned to an individual. This explains the constant pressure a child feeling trapped in the supposedly wrong body endures. These children go through intrinsic battles trying to figure out the way forward when they perform a sex change, largely because the society has not yet fully accepted those who go through sex changes. Norman’s presentation is quite useful as it provides deeper insights into the sex change phenomenon.