Aaron H. Devor talks about how society places the idea of ​​masculinity and femininity in the minds of men and women, making them anything but genetically adapted. Furthermore, Devor states that no man or woman is born to fill a certain role, but cultural influences lead to such actions. She believes that society presents gender as “binary or permanent,” meaning there is no room to identify with anything outside of one's gender group. Just like race, things are taken from external attributes, as children we assume that based on outward appearance, a male would look one way and a female another. Women who cut their hair short were considered virile and reluctant to follow "normal" behavior; men who wore long hair were considered sissies and too feminine to call themselves men. These interactions and opinions are formed from an early age; According to Devor, children acquire gender roles and begin to make statements that show a separation between a male and a female by the young age of 5. Gender roles are widely applied throughout the world; many people are unable to break out of their old ways because of what they were taught, and so they continue to teach their children those same things. Some families are very unaware when they say something like: "you can be whatever you want, but you just can't..." It happens and it is becoming an ironic phenomenon as time goes by