Social Injustice and Cultural Identifiers Research Paper
Gender Dress Restriction
In this paper, the reader will be introduced to gender dress restrictions that are opposed to
our teens in the socioeconomics of kids K-12. The information that will be included will not only
give information about the students but about the parents also.
Over the last twenty years, a substantial and increasing percentage of public-school
students have been required to wear school uniforms or adhere to strict dress codes. (Ahrens, D.
M., & Siegel, A. M. 2019) As early as the1970’s students were able to dress in whatever clothes
they chose to. They were not judged or told they had to abide by rules. Public school uniforms
was not common in the United States. The purpose of school uniforms is to restrict certain attire
and even include certain items so that the students are dressed more proper such as a tucked in
shirt or a belt. 40 years later schools required students K – 12 to wear uniforms. There were
many times that students resisted and didn’t abide by these policies. It took a while before they
were completely adjusted and even today, it takes time even though this has been going on for
centuries.
There are many positive things that can come with having school uniforms, not only on
the students but also for the parents. First and foremost, uniforms help create unity especially
when they are in the presence of other schools. They wear their school uniform proudly.
Secondly, when you have a school dress code, other students do not feel ashamed or embarrassed
because one student has the most expensive clothes and the other doesn’t. When you have a
Gender Dress Restriction
In this paper, the reader will be introduced to gender dress restrictions that are opposed to
our teens in the socioeconomics of kids K-12. The information that will be included will not only
give information about the students but about the parents also.
Over the last twenty years, a substantial and increasing percentage of public-school
students have been required to wear school uniforms or adhere to strict dress codes. (Ahrens, D.
M., & Siegel, A. M. 2019) As early as the1970’s students were able to dress in whatever clothes
they chose to. They were not judged or told they had to abide by rules. Public school uniforms
was not common in the United States. The purpose of school uniforms is to restrict certain attire
and even include certain items so that the students are dressed more proper such as a tucked in
shirt or a belt. 40 years later schools required students K – 12 to wear uniforms. There were
many times that students resisted and didn’t abide by these policies. It took a while before they
were completely adjusted and even today, it takes time even though this has been going on for
centuries.
There are many positive things that can come with having school uniforms, not only on
the students but also for the parents. First and foremost, uniforms help create unity especially
when they are in the presence of other schools. They wear their school uniform proudly.
Secondly, when you have a school dress code, other students do not feel ashamed or embarrassed
because one student has the most expensive clothes and the other doesn’t. When you have a
