Question

Thomas decides to wear a dress to school because he finds them more comfortable than pants. Leanna decides to get a buzz haircut like she is in the military and swear profusely, using graphic sexual imagery to describe her sexual conquests. Using American culture as the baseline, both Thomas and Leanna are engaging in:

Answer 1

Thomas and Leanna are engaging in gender non-conformity.

Step-by-step explanation:

As the name states, gender non-conforming refers to not accepting gender roles established by society.

Gender roles are specific behaviors, responsibilities and values attributed to each gender. This means a girl would be expected to dance ballet while a boy is expected to play football or not show his feelings too much, for example.

In this case, both Thomas and Leanna have chosen to not conform to their gender roles, doing what they want instead such as Thomas wearing a dress and Leanna having a buzzcut and swearing a lot.