- Owen is showing dominance over Tom when he asked him for time off from his wedding
- Catherine yelling at DeLuca when they are taking Richard home is her being dominant
- Jackson is calm and compassionate when the dad is freaking out about his daughter getting surgery
- Jo is acting childish in the OR as she keeps talking about dating apps
- Tom is being assertive over Teddy when he goes and starts telling her that he knows she loves him more than Owen
- Miranda has empathy and sensitivity for Amelia when she is having her baby
- Reinforcing
- Owen’s dominance reinforces masculinity
- Jo is reinforcing feminine “childlike” stereotypes with all her complaining
- Tom is reinforcing masculinity with his assertiveness toward Teddy
- Miranda is reinforcing feminine traits by having empathy and sensitivity
- Resisting
- Catherine standing up to DeLuca resists femininity because women aren’t seen as dominant
- Jackson’s compassion is resistant to masculinity as that is a more feminine trait
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