Our perceptions about the meaning of a situation vary widely based on the statuses we occupy and our unique personal experiences. In her study of women's reactions to street encounters, sociologist Carol Brooks Gardner determined that women:

Sociologist Carol Brooks Gardner determined in her study that women:

try to avoid comments and propositions that are sexual when they are walking in the streets.

Explanation:

This is due to the different perception or interpretation of reality, it varies from one person to another. This sociologist found out that women are worried for their safty when they are in the streets, this is why they avoid sexual propositions, in order to protect themselves.

According to Brooks there are different factors that influence the way a person reads a certain situation, it depends on personal experiences but also on ethnicity, gender, social class.