What kinds of activities are they most often depicted as being engaged in?

Class Reading and Discussion
I. Please read Warner pp. 299-313 and Rothenburg pp. 40-46, 76-81, 95-100, 333-335, 547-549, and 600-605. Then watch this presentation by Michael Kimmel:
Why gender equality is good for everyone (Links to an external site.)
Using the readings and presentation as a framework, please discuss how patriarchy works to disempower women in the United States. According to Kimmel, how is gender equality good for everyone? In the Warner reading, Johnson reflects, “When we openly pass up a path of least resistance, we increase resistance for other people around that path because now they must reconcile their choice with what they have seen us do, something they did not have to deal with before.” How does Johnson’s statement relate to Kimmel’s video?
II. Anthropological Perspectives on Gender Roles in the United States Today
Imagine that you are an anthropologist from another planet has been assigned to study gender roles on earth. Anthropologists often look at cultural representations and artifacts to understand a society’s social structure, roles, norms, and values. Based on the magazine ad your group has “found,” what can you conclude about normative gender roles in US society in the current year? The ad can be taken from what are considered mainstream or best-selling popular magazines (i.e. Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Maxim, Time, etc.)
Scan and upload one magazine ad and use it to address the questions below.

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