Part one of term paper
School and gender are two focal points in shaping an individuals' character outside of the home. At school, children see other children and how they look and act, oftentimes, for the first time ever. This is the beginning of peer pressure, kids strive to fit in and be liked by the other kids, which leads to them changing themselves to act i ...

Part two of term paper
... change between different cultures. Jeanne was at odds with both of these facets, because she did not look like the other white, kids, and her idea of gender roles before school were based on how her parents acted, who were first generation Japanese immigrants. Accordingly, Jeanne had to work extra hard to compensate for her differences so she could fit in with the mainstream of white people. Because of the want to fit in, Jeanne accepted white culture's beliefs in terms of school and gender ...