When Lorber refers to gender as a process, I believe that she means that gender is an ongoing evolution for how society perceives the normal characteristics and behaviors that define the differences between men and women. An example of this happens in “The Golden Slipper” when Alicia confesses to her theft crimes. She does not want to see her friend condemned for the crimes that she committed and ends up telling her father and Miss Strange everything. She begs for their forgiveness as she says, “A curse has been over my life—the curse of a longing I could not combat”. All of the Inseparables are willing to forgive Alicia, showing that women have a high forgiving nature. This is an example of gender as a process because all of the girls involved …show more content…
In this terminology, I believe that Lorber is referring to the hierarchy that ranks certain social statuses, races, and especially gender on a higher level than others. An example of this occurs in “The Diary of Anne Rodway”. Anne is the detective-like character that helps follow the clues all the way until the murderer, but she is not taken seriously by many of the male characters in her story. After the doctor investigates Mary’s employers, he says to Anne, “I think you may safely clear your mind of any doubts to which that bit of stuff may have given rise”. The doctor attributes much of Anne’s conspiracy to her grief and sorrow rather than see the truth behind her discovery of the cravat. Anne may not have had a lot of encouragement or help from the male characters, but Rodger had no problem interviewing Mr. Horlick in the Mews and finding the finding the murderer. This is an example of gender as a stratification because Rodger was able to open some doors and get more solid answers because he was a man and people took him more seriously than Anne. The male detective character had more success because of his gender status and instant respect from others whom he