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• Some of the Reel Society characters express shock and surprise when Gita violates their gender role expectations by not shaving her legs. Do you think that their discovery will have a negative impact on Gita's relationship with Molly, Chris, or Charlotte? Thinking more broadly, do you think that Americans tend to develop friendships mainly with people who share the same gender role expectations? If so, why is it so important that those around us share similar gender role expectations?
• You see many differences in female roles throughout Reel Society. Gender roles for Molly and Gita are often very different, for example. Now think about some real men you know. Is there as much variation in gender roles for men as there is for women? If you decide that there isn't, what do you think accounts for this?

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• Is it important or even necessary at all to have gender-specific social roles? Explore what a society would be like where men and women have exactly the same social roles.
• As a way of exploring the significance of gender roles, imagine how your life would have been different if you had been born male instead of female, or female instead of male. With the same genetic heritage and family of socialization--but a different gender--do you see yourself becoming a very different kind of person? In what ways?