Gender Interdependency

In present day all around the world, society has certain expectations for the actions and behaviors of males and females. There are many factors in our everyday lives that contribute to the gender norms that society has set. This essay will discuss how situations in life can play a part in how people treat other people based on their gender. It is believed that males are the leaders of our world, but in present day woman can do as much as men can do. From The Journal of Marriage and Family, Hu states, “Differentiated gender roles in adulthood are rooted in one’s gender role socialization. In order to understand the persistence of gender inequalities in the domestic sphere, we need to examine the gendered patterns of children’s housework time.”(2015, P.1). Gender roles are society’s expectations of the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females that they must be taught. These roles define how females and males are viewed in society, their household, and workplace. In The Journal of Sports behavior by Hardin, he states, “Although gender role differences from biological and “Natural” exists in popular consciousness, research has long demonstrated that instead, many are long time socially constructed… Individuals understand their gender because they are given names and treated in particular ways, such as dress in pink for girls and blue for boys, that reflect social construction of gender. Bandura's social cognitive theory is key in understanding the factors in socialization”(2009, P.3). Bandura's theory of of social cognition is that behavior, environmental events, and cognitive factors are the main keys that shape attitudes and actions of an individual. Although, gender roles play a very big part in our society, specific genders are treated differently while dealing with peer influence, media influence, as well as employment.

Study on gender role stereotypes has shown that there are several negative effects of stereotyping. The study on how gender role stereotyping effects children is not as prevalent because most believe that it doesn’t matter, since children are just forming their stereotype so children do not care. However, some psychologists have done some research on it, and from their research found out that children used a mixture of moral and social conventional reasoning

The idea of gender roles has been prominent throughout not only American History, but world history as well. Everyone understands that men are the ones who provide for their family while women are responsible for household work such as taking care of the children, cleaning, and cooking. The United States has come a long way in demolishing these gender constructs from presenting women the right to vote to recent strives in pop culture such as Benny’s gender crushing single and music video, Little Game, but the nation is still not quite to the point of completely shattering the often harmful gender roles that are set upon children and adults in society. As a means to prevent damage to future generations, parents should not assign gender roles to their children at birth.

When it comes to gender, it is as easy to determine as quantum physics; all the pieces are there but it is impossible to put together. Without hard evidence, all people can do is to make assumptions. The two biggest arguments on how gender is determined right now is based upon social and biological construct. Arguing for the sociological aspect is Aaron Devor, writer of the article, “Gender roles behaviors and attitudes”. Dover believes that, “People use femininity and masculinity to claim and communicate their membership in their assigned, or chosen, sex or gender” (Devor 505). Devor considers that society has certain roles that are predetermined towards males, females and anyone in between. A man has to act a certain way to be masculine and a female a certain way to be considered feminine. On the not so opposite side of the spectrum is Deborah Blum, author of the work, “The gender blur: Where Does Biology End and Society Take Over?”. Blum doesn’t necessarily disagree with Devor, but asks the question, “Do the gender roles of our culture reflect an underlying biology, and, in turn, does the way we behave influence that biology” (Blum 512). Blum is arguing that maybe it was our genetic makeup that built the foundation on how a gender should act. Both authors present valid points for their arguments, but in the end, it is Blum who comes over on top with her usage of tone, evidence, and the use of a counterargument.

Gender roles govern the way that most of the world’s population interact with one another. Many African cultures uphold deeply patriarchal gender roles which dictate how women and men interact with one another. Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie, a staunch feminist, gives readers a look into Nigerian gender roles in her short story Birdsong. Her writing in Birdsong and her TEDtalks explore and expose how these gender roles are harmful and how important it is for many stories of young women of color to be heard.

In today’s society, gender has become a hot topic. More and more people have decided not to conform to the constraints of society and that includes gender, seeing as how gender is just another example of society’s constructs. People have adopted the ideas of androgyny and have even gone as far as to consider themselves gender nonconforming and raising genderless babies. Despite how times and rules of gender are changing, there is still that part of society that believes people should be classified as men and women and should stick to their gender roles and expectations. Along with gender roles and expectations, comes gender differences—the idea that men and women are different, and boys and girls are different and gender roles, expectations,

There is a 4:1 boy to girl ratio found in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This gender disparity, although heavily studied, is little understood. There are two main theories that attempt to explain this gender disparity: the extreme male brain theory, which is supported by research on fetal testosterone, X-chromosomes, Y-chromosomes, and the female protective effect; and the biased diagnostic criteria theory, which is also supported by many research studies that explore phenotypic differences in the symptoms of boys and girls with ASD. Ultimately, the gender disparity is best explained by a merging of these two theories, in a model that shows that there are genetic differences that lead males to be more likely to develop

In my original personal gender theory paper, I discussed how differences between genders are not innate. Instead, it is society that creates differences between men and women. Society tells people what they can and cannot do, based solely on their gender. This leads to boys and girls behaving in different ways. My current personal gender theory is the same, but with more evidence to back up my beliefs. I mentioned how men tend to stick more to stereotypical gender roles that revolve around acting tough and masculine. While girls are more likely than boys to stray away from stereotypical feminine stereotypes. When women stray away from being stereotypically feminine, then they are not treated as well. Lorber (1993), mentions how once women demonstrate their physical strength, they are no longer feminine. Tennis player Serena Williams is constantly called manly because of her muscular physique. From what I have seen on social media, multiple men have called her body type undesirable and how

Imagine a world where a man liking the colour pink, listening to Taylor Swift's music, and showing affection towards his friends isn't considered feminine. Ingrained gender roles need to be done away with, starting with children. We can’t continue to teach children that a girl must be complacent and soft-spoken, whereas boys must be strong and dominating in order to "be a man". It is important to acknowledge that as long as women aren't free, men won't be either.

When you enter the superstore, you can actually smell the disjunction. On the right is the tempting-sweet, candied-flower perfumes and to the left is the dark ice, musky tree bark colognes. As you venture further, the right side is all ruffles and more shades of pink than you knew existed and the left side is full of blue and blue and some khaki cargo shorts. In the back, the right side presents dreamhouses and a chemistry set that results in makeup. The left showcases trucks driven by a mass of muscles and a build-your-own plane that can really fly! The right side of this superstore clearly caters to females, while the left appeals to males; but you already knew that, even without an explicit

Palapattu, Kingery, & Ginsburg (2006) conducted a research study that investigates the gender role theory as it expresses the perceived gender differences in anxiety indicators amongst adolescences. The primary focus of this study was to examine the affiliation between gender roles orientation, self-esteem, and anxiety symptoms amongst a community sample of African American adolescences. There were two hypotheses for this research article is: 1.) gender role orientation would be associated with anxiety symptoms such that femininity would be associated with higher levels of anxiety symptoms while masculinity would be associated with lower levels of anxiety. 2) Gender role orientation and gender would both account for unique variance in anxiety

Throughout the course of history, gender roles have been strictly defined and have been prominent in many individual societies. Gender can affect every aspect of our life, ranging from simple ideals such as the way we dress, and social interactions with one another, as opposed to more complex ones such as how we view each other in the workplace, and how rules and restrictions are implemented in accordance to gender and gender roles in society. Gender roles are necessary in society in order to keep society functioning properly and in an organized matter. Gender roles also establish and distinguish distinct responsibilities that each gender has, not adjoining both genders into a single responsibility. In addition, they establish our identity, and are integral parts of daily human life. While one may argue that gender roles have resulted in many stereotypical viewpoints concerning each gender, they are indeed necessary in defining and distinguishing between the two genders; women and men have different abilities, and the majority of society has recognized and established this idea, while others may still be trying to fathom this idea. Most people, however, think of women as the weaker and less prominent gender of the two, which is a stereotype can arise as a result of gender roles in society. Even in an effective satire such as The Handmaid’s Tale, gender roles are strictly defined within each individual character, although the viewpoints that different characters have may

Society today places many ideals when it comes to proper behaviours regarding gender roles. These are considered societal norms that are widely debated and controversial. Society has created a norm, which encompasses specific expectations and rules that change the daily lives of men and women, giving them specific tasks and behaviours to abide by. These standards are known as gender roles, which are defined as distinguishing actions, thoughts, and feelings of males and females. Gender roles are said to be a result of nature, which is a natural process, every male or female is to follow. On the other hand it can be a result of nurture, which changes ones way of thinking and adapting their lifestyle to fit their environment. Either way gender roles are a part of someone’s life from the moment of their birth, as they develop, and long after that, this proves that gender roles are influential to a person’s life and development. This essay examines how media such as music, family life, and different parenting styles encompass gender roles and teaches behaviours regarding them. Therefore, gender roles define males and females are a result of nurture and not nature.

Question #1: To what extent are gendered patterns of interaction described in Chapter 9 present in your current or past romantic relationships or friendships?

In our modern society, the mass media and popular culture have cooperative relationships between the dominant and subordinate group, thus the media tend to reinforce and highlight the values and images of those who create the messages and own the means of distribution. In doing so, Disney movies exhibit clear messages for children in general; what the media define as “normal” reinforces the stereotypes of gender, while intersectionality can challenge hegemonic ideas about gender by adding multiple different categories,