Part I (30 Words)
Masks have become a semiotic way of fitting in the society’s social construct ways by one transforming their identity with the aim of integrating into the society’s way of life.
Part II (84 Words)
Social construction has been embedded in every society such there are expectations the society expects one to achieve in his or her lifetime. As humans, we are socialized to fit these expectations through wearing different masks so that we can fit in a given society, which alters people’s identity in the long run. It is crucial to note that there are innumerable characteristics that have been fragmented into our society to define people’s identities through one’s gender, sexuality, religion, and culture among other things.
Part III (296 Words)
Given that people have been socialized in the society through various stereotypical analogies engrained in our society, many people have conformed to these social constructs by wearing different masks. For example, the society has created a notion that people have to go to school so as to be successful in their life (Strauss 78). This has become effective such that there are legal systems that support these sociological ideologies as a way of shaping one’s life. Thus, people are forced wear different masks to fit into the society’s ethics by going to school and getting an education because we have been socialized to do so. Some of the prime indicators that have contributed to creating our identity is through the diverse media society. Through various channels such as mainstream media, advertising, television, movies, and advertisements, the media has defined our identities in the society, which makes us switch our masks as a way of camouflaging in a given community. As a result of dynamic society, gender roles have changed over the years due to socio-economic and political changes. For example women have had to change their masks to fit into the dynamic society. Women have had to play roles such as being a good wife, professional worker, and mother among others. This indicates that women have had to put on different masks for different occasions as required by the greater society depending on their line of work. For example, women in politics have had to put on a different mask as a way of breaking the stereotypical notion that women are weak, inferior and that they belong in the kitchen (Strauss 79). Thus, the human race has been forced to wear masks as part of creating one’s identity in that some refute the societal static norms.
Part IV (95 Words)
Women in politics have put on a mask that exhibits them as strong and at par with the men in order to successfully achieve their political career. Masks have been integrated in our day to day lives as a way of switching our identities depending on the surrounding environment and to fit into the societal expectations. Thus, it is evident that one does not create their social identity, but one is forced to put on a mask as a way of creating an identity that will conform to the social constructs embedded in the society.
Works Cited
Strauss, Anselm L.. Masks; the search for identity.. Glencoe, Ill.: Free Press, 2005. Print.
