Response to Derek and Daniel Case.
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Response to Derek and Daniel Case.
Daniel’s experience over the years in the hands of his brother based on his gender inclination has been very unfair. Over the years, Derek has dominated over and discriminated against Daniel based on the fact that Daniel is softer and less masculine. Derek’s actions towards his brother are based on the various assumptions that people made about other genders. The beliefs on gender influence the attitudes and norms that people develop on another gender; these assumptions are based on the various gender conflicts like in the case of Derek and his brother Daniel.
Derek feels that by being masculine, he has more authority and power over his brother Daniel. Derek is exhibiting many attributes associated with masculinity, which is why he is so domineering over the brother. He always views Daniel as a weakling and someone without authority in the house. On the side of Daniel, he has the feeling that he is underrated, threatened, and undermined by the domineering brother, Derek. Daniel’s feelings of being undermined and looked down upon have pushed him to feel that he should isolate himself from his brother Derek.
The case of Derek and his brother is an example of a chance of gender polarization. Derek seems to be disliking Daniel’s specific attributes, which seem to him as feminine attributes like liking fashion. On the other hand, Daniel appears to dislike Derek’s domineering masculinity (Hegarty, Ansara & Barker, 2018).
One of the optimal outcomes for containing the problem between Derek and Daniel would involve counseling the two brothers to accept each other and stop incidences of polarizing each other based on their gender characteristics. However, the process is likely to face setbacks, such as maintaining a hardline of accepting others’ views and gender orientation (Hegarty, Ansara & Barker, 2018).
Reference
Hegarty, P., Ansara, Y. G., & Barker, M. J. (2018). Nonbinary gender identities. Gender, sex, and sexualities: Psychological perspectives, 53-76.