The Process by Which Elders Give Advice to Minors About Dating

Traditionally, men are viewed as strong, dominant and logical, while women are regarded as the weak sex, thus being dependent on the males to make decisions and to protect them as well as their children. These roles go far back in time when males in fact had to protect their families from other tribes, wild animals etc. Even today the same values are applied both in real life and in media. In general a woman is depicted as wife, mother or a sex object. (Sex, Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation”, Year unknown).

In “True Women and Real Men: Myth of Gender” by Colombo he goes over the “culture myths of gender and the influence they wield over human development and personal identity”(467). Cultural myths do shape the roles of men and women play in our public and private relationships. Colombo then goes over how these roles are taught and enforced as well as the effects it has on men 's and women 's health. Gender roles are cultural

Cultural dating techniques and sexual practices among youth has changed drastically over the decades. From a postmodernist perspective, this is largely due to society, the morals, values and lessons that are taught in our social institutions. Dating practices have become less formal which is now considered the new norm, “we have moved into a “late-modern society” that is increasing anomic (or less normed) in certain respects” (Cote & Allahar, 2006, p. 28). There is no more ‘traditional roles’ of dating or even clear guidelines. How girls are supposed to behave is constantly changing and reinforced by various authority figures, society and our educational institutions. Dating and sexual practices have gone from the relationship first then, sexual activity, to sexual activity and then commitment. Media and society are now telling females to explore their sexuality before settling down except continue to look down upon the females who do so. Males continue to be taught to have multiple sexual partners and look for a female partner whom has only had very few sexual partners if any. Not only has institutions and other influences taken away the standards from dating, they are sending mixed messages. Encouraging females to have the best of the

Like the Yanomamo culture where the brother is supposed to protect the sister from any abusive relationships she might be in. Another parallel between gender divisions is the fact that masculinity is taught by the father. This is similar to the United States where the father helps the son learn how to be a proper man and helps him learn the stereotypical ideas of masculinity. Compared to the Yanomamo culture where the father also teaches the son how to be masculine. A parallel between age division between the United States and the Yanomamo culture is that in both cultures it is obvious when a man is trying to enter adulthood.

Choices & options that accompany online dating: These topics are covered in the third and fourth chapters of Modern Romance, and mostly discusses the benefits of Online Dating, without forgetting to note a dangerous problem that stems from it. Ansari starts with the benefits, which include narrowing down potential dating partners based on interests, geographic location, race, religion, and any other characteristic people would like to pick by hand. But a large theme in this

Some cultures view men as being in charge and women are not allowed to make any family decisions.

Growing up I did not initially realize that there was much difference between how men and women behaved or interacted. Both my parents worked and displayed levels of independence and interdependence when necessary. My family consists of mainly girls so it was not until my male cousins would visit on holidays or being around the boys at school, I realized that we handled things differently.  Boys seemed to be more independent and showed less empathy

In real world perspective, young adults go through the same situations. Young men will get attached to young females because it is something fairly new to them. Young adults are learning date etiquette from their parents then they can choose what they do with it. Our parents are very knowledgeable and have been in certain situations that they do not want to see their children in. But, young adults still choose to not respect their parents and will do what they want to do sometimes leading to consequences. This is a growing dilemma with young adults in this generation.

It seems that many middle class and lower/working class families do not want to have a child that is a boy, they instead prefer a girl. This article explains why these parents are truly hoping to have little girls and breaking away from traditional norms that preferred boys. Having a male child is a fear amongst certain social classes in the United States. This fear is due to the expected gender roles that society expects from males, the normal aggressive behavior and boys don’t cry roles.

In an article “Teen Dating Guidelines”, written by Jessica Childs, on November 6, 2014, she claims that parents should enforce rules on dating for their children. In which I agree with her statement, parents should put rules on their children to ensure their happiness and safety. Even though I agree with parents enforcing rules on their children’s dating, they shouldn’t be so strict though. Not only would setting rules for your children benefit them to prevent from bad situations, but it also teaches them how to listen and understand your thoughts.

The concept of the masculinity of real men and femininity of real women has been questioned from one age to the next/ from one culture to another. Upon interviewing three people I have been able to identify cultural patterns. When one looks at society from a broad viewpoint we see a divergence among cultures because of the cultural bias’s implanted from an early age. Additionally, movements by men and women have been fortified because of the reactions to the rationales projected by different cultures. Throughout society the concept of real men and women has been inundated by differentiating cultures allowing for a mixing of belief systems however, someone’s principal belief comes from their family heritage.

“ I want a baby boy “, a phrase said by many. I started wondering why just in most cases males are the preferred gender, or in other words, the one who gains most rights and opportunities and always-different treatment from society. While women most of the time face this kind of discrimination. When assigned to view The Whale Rider, which introduced gender inequality in the Maori culture, it didn’t only represent gender inequality in New Zealand or in indigenous societies, but most of women from different generations and societies can relate to that issue. As in The Whale Rider, Even when Pai tried to practice and succeeded in many manly traditions, as mentioned, she always faced her grandfather disagreement and punishment for even trying. Why they are called manly traditions if a girl was able to succeed in them? , Why prevent her from even trying to prove her self? Why women always face this disagreement and rejection? First, I thought this kind of discrimination vanished by years, as most of the time we hear of race and color discrimination more, but I found that this concept of manly jobs

     Femininity and masculinity are topics that have been debated over in our society extensively, through psychological research and day to day interaction with people. Children learn from their parents as well as society the concept of “feminine” and “masculine.” The majority of people tend to believe that these conceptions are biological but I believe it is more cultural. From birth, female children are shaped by society as being sweet, caring, loving, and delicate and usually associated with the color pink. While male children are shaped by being tough, aggressive, and competitive and associated with the color blue. As these children grow, the boy is given a football to play with and the girl a

Back in the 1500s, it was common for parents to have complete control over their teenagers, not letting them make most decisions by themselves. Now, however, it is different as teens have more freedom. One thing that is controlled by some parents is who and when they can date. This is wrong because teens usually know what is best for them, and parents may be biased, along with other reasons. Parents should give their kids advice, but not control their lives.

In the United States, our concept of gender, and the differences between men and women, have deep traditional roots. Men are supposed to be strong individuals, who support and defend their families. Women are seen as nurturing, and motherly, more gentle and tame. We believe so strongly that the two genders are entirely separate, with such completely different traits, that it almost seems that men and women are just born with different qualities.