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A Lesson Plan from Life Planning Education: A Youth Development Program
Leader's Resource for Gender Roles and Relationships Lesson Plan
Gender Role Case Studies
- Travis
is about to ask Michelle out for the first time
when she walks over to him and says, "Travis, there's
a new movie in town and I really want to see it. I
was hoping you would go with me. Are you busy Saturday
night?" Travis has no plans, and he was
hoping to take Michelle to the movie, but he wants
to do the asking. He thinks he'll say he's busy. What
can Travis say or do?
- Charlene
has been offered a special grant to apprentice
with a master plumber after graduation. She's excited,
and she rushes to tell John. They've been planning to
get married in the fall, and this way, she'll be able
to start earning good money. John is very quiet after
Charlene tells him. Finally, he says, "I
don't think I can marry a plumber, Charlene.
You're going to have to make a choice—me or
being a plumber." What
might Charlene do?
- Sam
wants to buy a doll for his nephew's birthday,
but his friend, José, says, "No way!" Sam
explains that dolls help teach little boys to take
care of someone and be loving, but José argues
that they just teach boys to be sissies. Sam
knows he is
right, but he's concerned about what José might
say to their friends. What might Sam do?
- Serena
and Fernando have been going out for months,
and things have been good between them. Her parents approve of
him, and the word is out around school that she
is his girl. However, lately Fernando has been putting
a lot of pressure on Serena for more than she
is ready for. When she says, "No," he says that it's
her place as a woman to please him. What can
Serena say to him?
- Shaudra
and Malcolm are arguing about their sister, Patricia,
and her husband, Robert. Shaundra has noticed
lots of bruises on Patricia's arms and shoulders recently,
and this weekend she had a black eye. Malcolm
says Patricia has been too "uppity" lately and
their brother-in-law is trying to show her who's
boss. Shaundra looks at Malcolm and shakes her
head. She
doesn't think violence is ever an answer. What
might Shaundra say?
- Keisha
has decided to have sexual intercourse with her
boyfriend, Tony. She says they really love each other. She stops
at the drugstore to buy condoms, and her friend,
Tanya, says, "Girls can't buy condoms! That's a guy's
business to do." What might Keisha say and
do?
- Susan
and Michael have been going together for almost
a year. Michael always pays for everything and makes most of
the decisions about where to go and what to do.
In Susan's health class, they talked about girls paying
for dates and having some say about a couple's
plans. Both Susan and Michael have part-time jobs and earn
very little money, so pooling their funds seems
to make sense to Susan; but Michael is furious at the
idea. He says she doesn't think he is man enough
to pay for her. What might Susan say to Michael?
Adapted from Life
Planning Education, a comprehensive sex education curriculum. Washington,
DC: Advocates for Youth, in press.
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