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Gender roles aren’t completely determined by your physical sex gender but are also determined by society which is probably why your mother will let brother stay out later then you although your older than him. Gender roles usually come from you’re parents. From infancy, boys are more appreciated for their achievements while girls are more appreciated for their ‘cuteness’, repeated over time a girl will get the idea that she’ll be more appreciated for her looks then what she can do. If you mother plays a lot of sports then the child will get the idea that it’s okay for girls to play sports. If a boys father cooks he’ll get the idea that its okay for a man to cook. Another thing that can influence a child’s idea of gender roles is the toys they receive. A parent would never give their little girl a toy truck, would they? Also TV affects how children think of gender roles. Toys being sold to little boys usually show the child being very active while a girl will be motherly and passive. Parents have to be careful about what sort of gender messages they are sending their kids. But now the question is who started the common gender roles in the first place. It seems that from the beginning women have always had a lower status then men. But within the past 30 years women have become more dominate in the work place. A woman 30 years ago that was sexually harassed by her boss would be forced to quit. Now there are laws to protect women in the work place. Even though this change is happening, it’s very slow. Although women are equal in the work place they are still expected to do most of the house work, 20 hours to men’s 10 hours of house work. Although men do more house work then their fathers, they still take a backseat in the house work. This upsets women that don’t want to be limited to past generation expectations. But know the change is coming!!!! Soon you’ll be able to stay out as long as your brother. When you have kids this will probably be a thing of the past. Now 133 women get a bachelor’s degrees for every 100 men! |
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