Gender roles are dangerous because those who do not adhere to them are considered “strange” and “unnatural” in our society. Society teaches children about gender roles from a young age, so often that these gender roles are deeply programmed into the child's brain and thus shape their personality as an adult. Young girls are encouraged to stay home and play with their toys, while young boys are encouraged to go out and play. Parents teach their young daughters not to speak out loud because it is not “like a woman.” On the other hand, boys are not recommended to wear a dress or be “soft”, as this is considered feminine. Masculinity and femininity are not gender characteristics, but rather a social construct, as Laura Erickson-Schroth discusses in “Sex and Gender Development.” Erickson says, “Researchers call this the social construction of gender, meaning we construct or create. , gender by telling men and women how to act.” This couldn't be further from the truth, the terms "masculinity" and "femininity" and their relationship to a person's sex/gender are illogical in the sense that many masculine gendered people exhibit attributes of femininity and vice versa. According to Susannah