Hanfler's article put a lot of things concerning social construction into perspective for me. He explained social construction as "deviance is not automatically understood as on objective fact but as constructed and interpreted meanings that are subject to change" (Hanfler 13). This definition reflects in the Radio Lab podcast, Lorber's article, and Young's article. 
     In Lorber's piece, she mentions that social construction doesn't matter what they do, it just matters what people think they should be doing or shouldn't be doing. "In the social construction of gender, it does not matter what men and women actually do; it does not even matter if they do exactly the same thing. The social institution of gender insists only that what they do is perceived as different" she said (Lorber 58). This is an interesting thought to me because social construction essentially comes down to judging someone for what you think they should be like, whether it pertains to gender or any other stereotype, though all individuals on this earth are extremely diverse. There is no way you can assume who they are, without getting to know them first. Lorber also included, "In social interaction throughout their lives, individuals learn what is expected, see what is expected, act and react in expected ways, and thus simultaneously construct and maintain the gender order: "The very injunction to be a given gender takes place through discursive routes: to be a good mother, to be a heterosexually desirable object, to be a fit worker, in sum, to signify a multiplicity of guarantees in response to a variety of different demands all at once" (Lorber 61). This concept is backwards. As males or females, we should do what we want, act how we want, etc. and then people can perceive us as they want to.
     Young also mentions social construction and what's wrong with it in his article. He said, "See, dont nobody all the time, nor do they in the same way subscribe to or follow standard modes of expression" (Young 111). He's demonstrating that we all speak differently, using different phrases and expressions. No one wants to sound exactly the same, because that's a form of individuality that we have. We can't assume that the African American on the street is any less intelligent just because they use slang and different phrases. He then adds,"But dont nobody’s language, dialect, or style make them “vulnerable to prejudice.” It’s attitudes" (Young 110). This could not be more accurate. We need to perceive people by how they act and what they say, not how they say it. 

     There are plenty of talented female football players, as well as male dancers, and many intelligent individuals who speak differently. We must stop using social construction to draw ideas of what we think other people are and be more open minded. Everyone is different.