Gender Roles : The Man Or The Woman?

From the short video that I have seen, I realized that gender roles is really a big problem in our society. They were being forced to act “Living up to gender roles and

Throughout history, men and women have been viewed in utterly different spheres. Men have been, and still are, believed to be the hard working individual who is in charge of “bringing home the bacon” and supporting the household finically. On the other hand, women are expected to have little to say, the house spotless, supper on the table, the children bathed, fed, in bed, and educated, all while maintaining a flawless hairdo and makeup. These stereotypes seem a bit offensive nowadays, but if you really consider it, it has been and most likely will be this way for our entire existence.

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.

In an article called ‘ladies first’: Queen Latifah’s Afrocentric feminist music, it talks about issues raised by feminist rap; rap that focuses on women’s importance, and the demand for equal treatment, and for the need to encourage each other. “Queen Latifah's feminism draws on the patterns of rap to assert the importance of women promoting themselves and other women. Rap, like all other forms of popular music, is not inherently feminist, but in this genre, as in other popular genres, female performers use specific generic qualities to promote a feminist message. Rap is noted for its emphasis on lyrics, and through the lyrics, female rappers make explicit assertions of female strength and autonomy.” Women talk about how they need to be seen as equal to a man through their lyrics and for women to encourage other women. That will push back the negativity from the male rappers toward the female rappers. For an example in a song called U.N.I.T.Y by Queen Latifah she said “Every time I hear a brother call a girl a b*** or a h*, trying to make a sister feel low, you know all of that got to go” Throughout her song she is letting male rappers know that they can’t be calling women those types of names, no matter what. Through time, the hip hop community is and will keep pushing back the misogyny and violence that rap

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

Your _____ depends on whether you were born with distinct male or female genitals and a genetic program that released either male or female hormones to stimulate the development of your reproductive system.

In the song Like a Boy, by Ciara, exhibits how extraordinarily different the relations of men and a women are in regards to romantic behaviors. It portrays a message of comparing gender roles by a woman kvetching how men can easily get away with treating women as inferiors without as much as a scold. She puts her male companion in the shoes of a female to see if it would too trouble him in the same manner. For example, Ciara states, “sometimes I wish I could act like a boy”, this lyric alone can speak the stories of many women in today’s society. In addition, Like a Boy proves how active inequality between sexes still exists today. This also can lead to questioning of how successful all of the women’s movements and revelations truly were if

For centuries, there have been many societies with stereotypical gender roles that usually involve the men holding the positions of power and the women doing the domestic chores. Historically, men are usually considered to be the stronger of the two sexes and in most societies, it is up to the men to take care of the family. During the twentieth century, women in America began breaking boundaries when they earned the right to vote. More recently, there has been a breakthrough with gender roles as women are beginning to take charge in the workplace. Now, gender roles are not as defined and clear.

Over the years, the perspectives of men and women have continued to be polar opposites. From the time we are children, society portrays gender as men being controlling and unemotional while women are the opposite. Young boys are brought up to “become men” and to adopt the roles society forces on them while women are dehumanized and portrayed as submissive to males (The Mask). These roles have altered slightly over the years but have always been separated by the characterized gender roles in society. Women are to be working in the kitchen and keeping the home, children, and man happy while the man of the household is the breadwinner and comes home to a wife making dinner while he rests from

Ciara is an American R&B singer/songwriter and dancer best known for her hit single and album Goodies, flexible dancer's body, and unique dance moves. Her career has won her three MTV Video Music Awards, eight Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, and one Grammy Award. She has also written or co-written songs for some of music's biggest stars. Ciara’s song “Like a Boy” touches a subject that women have been battling for centuries. The video portrays what it would be like for males and females to switch roles and that women should turn the table on men by treating the guys the way some of them treat women.

In Ciara's video like a boy young women are directly targeted and her personal view of women in the culture in which we live in is expressed. In the video Ciara challenges the view of a stereotypical male not only through her lyrics such as ‘wish we could switch up the roles’ calling for a sense of equality for women in today’s world, she also pushes the boundaries with her

A woman’s ability to achieve self worth and personal fulfillment is clouded by the pressures and expectations imposed upon them by society. The media prioritizes different societal roles of women and overlooks her accomplishments as an individual. Throughout history, women have always been told how to act in order to be deemed acceptable in society. Women are controlled by the media, men, as well as other women, which leads to the feeling of being a “plaster doll… with eyes that open without landfall” (Sexton). Because most women did not enjoy much independence prior to the beginning of the modern feminist movement, they felt as though she is nothing more than a housewife whose role is to dress up and look presentable in front of the people around them. Most women wanted to be more than an object, however, women at that time were only expected to please their husbands and follow the rules by the book. Similarly, the prevailing notion that women are constantly judged by the decisions they make in society keeps them from acting freely due to the fear or being criticized. Britney Spears “wouldn’t want to do or say anything that would upset anyone,” (Perotta) which shows how women are forced to present themselves in a way that is

Throughout time, the stereotypes of men and women have dramatically changed. We have gone through eras and eras where men are in control of the world and in control of women. Now we are in an era where women have most of the same opportunities as men; even running for president. The rules of changed drastically, although some people are still stuck in the old days. Meghan Trainor’s song, “Dear Future Husband,” uses a cliché way to explain the different stereotypes of men and women. through her examples of controlling actions from women and close mindedness of men, she degrades both genders from their current achievements of today. This video gives society the expectations and hassles of a different era, and brings them back to life for people

Many people don’t know the difference between gender and sex. Sex is anatomical and biological. Gender role can be defined as a person’s inner sense of how a male or female should feel and behave. Culture and society are two important factors in relation to this particular topic. This implies that various societies and cultures may produce children and later fully grown men and women who may have diverse perspectives of a man or a woman’s place or role in the world around them; this is often determined by their culture’s gender stereotypes. Gender roles are the products of interactions between individuals and their environments, and they give certain cues about the behavior that is acceptable based upon their sex. Members of the society must learn the appropriate way for them to behave and what is actually expected of them as well as others. These roles are also based on norms or standards created by society.