Gender Roles And Gender Debates

When a person is born, they are either male or female. Before they are born, their parents are going to set goals and expectations for them. Sometimes parents will name their child after a famous celebrity hoping they will be just as great as them. Each gender will have different ways they should live their life in order to stay within their gender role. Some will meet the expectations and other will not. That does not make them look less of their gender, they will just be expected to meet them. Over the years, some gender roles have submerged and others have risen above. They will be able to show how the gender roles are supposed to be in jobs, education, and marriage and also how they can benefit from stepping out of the gender roles.

In many shops, there seems to be an obvious separation between boys and girls items, for example, the birthday cards, books, clothes, and toys. This is shown in a variety of ways the boy's items are mainly the color blue and the books have pictures of either action figures, superheroes or tools. Whereas the girl's items are mainly the color pink. The books show pictures of fairies, princess, and Bratz. The cards also have the theme of the color pink for girls and blue for boys. The girl's cards have a lot of sparkles and pretty pictures whereas the boy's cards are covered in camo kind of illustrations and also have action figures on the covers. The children's clothes are separated into sections where there are labels for the boy's clothes and labels for the girl's clothes. The girl's clothing is all pretty and pink, it is covered in sparkles. Whereas boys clothing has camo patterns, blue colors, and pictures of action figures.

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.

Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, and even Hillary Clinton, powerful women who many look up to, are all subjected to severe amounts of scrutiny. Hillary’s loss in the election has been credited highly to sexism and misogyny and the idea that women are unfit for positions of power. A common counter argument to this is that a lot women voted for Trump. However, it is important to remember that in our society women are pitted against each other and some of the worst misogynists are women. To be accepted by men we must condemn our own to be seen as credible and worthy. Many girls claim to be “different” and “not like other girls.” This is a trope we see often in television and movies, how many times has our male protagonist met a girl who only strikes his fancy because she isn’t like other girls and condemns traditional femininity. This is toxic to young girls who will grow up learning that they must act a certain way if the don’t want to end up

Society has established roles in which differentiate men and women, by focusing on how they, as individuals, should portray different characteristics. This allows for the opportunity of mislead perceptions, by the displays of gender in an unequal manner. If a man shows any characteristics that only a woman should have, he may be seen as weaker or maybe even deviant. This is true for a woman too, as that if she portrays too much aggression or competitive characteristics, she may be too manly, instead of fulfilling what should be her more nurturing role. Both men and women seem to face gender inequality, not just one more than the other. They both can face criticism, unequal treatment and stereotypes based on whether they choose to follow the exact way society has classified the gender “norms.” Although society has created these labels, it solely comes down to the individual on whether or not they choose to be deviant against them completely, in some ways, or simply not at all.

Gender Roles can be defined as roles society expects people to play on account of their sex life. Like all roles, gender roles are made up of sets of expectations, so they can be thought of as sets of expirations, so they can be thought of as sets of expectation that are attached to sex.(pp: 220 John E. Farley & Michael W. Flota).

‘Boys will be boys’, a phrase coined to exonerate the entire male sex of loathsome acts past, present, and potential. But what about the female sex, if females act out of turn they are deemed ‘unladylike’ or something of the sort and scolded. This double standard for men and women dates back as far as the first civilizations and exists only because it is allowed to, because it is taught. Gender roles and cues are instilled in children far prior to any knowledge of the anatomy of the sexes. This knowledge is learned socially, culturally, it is not innate. And these characteristics can vary when the environment one is raised in differs from the norm. Child rearing and cultural factors play a large role in how individuals act and see

The most controversial social dynamic I see in contemporary society is the idea of gender roles. I believe this is so controversial because it is a problem globally, yet it also causes problems in personal relationships. I think that it is the reason women are more sexualized by men, which is sometimes a smaller problem, but is also the reason for human trafficking and larger problems. Although that is extreme, the problem of gender roles is probably more familiar to us in our personal relationships. Traditional gender roles cause a lot of expectations in relationships and marriages and those unmet expectations are often the cause of divorce.

During the debate, specifically the section I analyzed about fitness to be president, Donald Trump acts childish and immature. He constantly interrupts both Clinton and Wallace simply to assert his dominance and to ensure he is being heard. There were numerous times during the debate that Clinton, during her allotted speaking time, would be interrupted with phrases like “wrong!” or “that’s a lie” and would even speak over her, when she had been given the floor. All in all, the debate was a perfect example of the ways in which our society oppresses the outspokenness, ideas and assertiveness of women. It is so much harder for women to be involved in not only politics but in all other jobs because of how much men try to silence women and ignore their contributions. The way Donald Trump treated Hillary Clinton during this debate was a prime example as to why women talk less. He constantly talked down to her, tried to invalidate her points and went out of his way to speak over her and interrupt her. Cameron talks about the solutions men offer to problems that plague women’s equality and how they believe this is all it takes, “If the problem is female unassertiveness, the solution is for women to be more assertive. If the problem is that public discussions are conducted according to men’s rules rather than women’s, the solution is to get more women involved.” However, she, like most other

In the world today, there are many factors influencing and shaping gender identity. With technology steadily advancing at a rapid pace, it has made media a strong platform to promote and set societal standards. Whether it’s being marketed as an advertisement or viewing it in a show, we often see what the “normal” male or female is supposed to represent. The way that media places stars on pedestals boosts the motivation we have to become

Similar results were found by researchers using clinical style-interviews and observational measures with 85 American men (Berger, Addis, Green, Mackowiak, & Goldberg, 2013). Again, those who strongly endorsed masculine norms were less likely to seek help for mental health issues and displayed more negative reactions towards a suggestion that they seek treatment. The men interviewed were especially sensitive to stigma and reported not wanting to be ‘labelled’ or medicated. This attitude was particularly salient if the men indicated high levels of self-reliance.

Gender socialization often begins early once parents are shown the sex of their child; from then on, baby showers are planned according to gender “appropriate” colors, which are often pink for girls and blue for boys. Even differences in how children are spoke to can be picked up easily in Western cultures. Girls are called pretty and sweet, whereas boys are handsome and strong. Ultimately, the way children learn to identify with their gender culture is in part due to not only family and friends, media, schools, and religion, but also from the toys that may inexplicitly advertise gender expectations. Gender-typed toys may be bought for children as a way for parents to encourage and reinforce gender-appropriate behaviors. However, recent debates have engulfed toy manufacturers and major retailers, which has brought about changes in toy design and marketing in an effort to make reflect more realistic and gender neutral options.

The topic of gender roles is complicated, controversial, and virtually affects all members of society. In my opinion, I think that while men are moving away from their traditional roles, it is much easier for women to the make the crossover and be accepted socially. Society’s view of a woman’s role has been changing over a hundred years. Woman have emerged and are pursuing careers in replace of traditional roles. Today, women are more integrated in male-dominated areas of society. While women have challenged previous expectations of their behavior, I believe that society’s view on the male population is still associated with aggression, strength, and dominance. It is still common for a male to be harassed if he portrays more feminine characteristics

The media acts as the authoritative voice of “the system”. It tells people what to think about, and suggests how to think about it. Most, if not all media discourses are framed in a gendered way. Music that belittles women into sexual objects, films that portray hyper masculinized men who solve their problems with violence, and news shows that twist the stories of transgender people to paint them as malevolent are all simple, modern examples of this all too common practice. Vaughn and Goren describe how the realm of politics is certainly no exception. Americans of all demographics learn about politics through popular culture as opposed to books or classes (2). A bounty of research has been done into the effects of using a gendered lens

Gender politics refers to a society 's position on gender roles and their expectations. The big question is, "In this society what is acceptable or unacceptable for males and females"? "Some people think that all men have power and all women don 't. That is not true" – (M.Atwood, 2001). The sexual development of children start in their early stages of childhood, From when a child is a toddler to the time he/she ages, the emotional and physical fundamentals associated with sexuality, takes place as they start growing up. During their younger ages they start to relate more with their same sex, The foundation of emotional and physical attachment that forms itself between parents and infants acts as the early stages of physical love intimacy and comfort, which children experience when they are starting to mature. A huge factor is the role of stereotypes, reinforced by social and cultural norms, Most children develop their habits through things they see happening around them. For example if a little girl sees her mom putting on makeup cleaning, cooking it is said that those are the things that she might start to take interest in. Same as a little boy watching his father maybe fixing broken things around the house or taking out the garbage. “Several factors are associated with who does what in a dual-earner family, and how much time they spend. For example, school-aged children at home add an average of 1.2 hours to a family 's workday, pushing it to more than 8 hours for both