The Role Of Male And Female Roles In Society

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.

Gender roles determine the way society works, and the way it views people. Whether it is considered unfair or not, there are many factors that are created from gender roles. Almost all parts of English life from 1674 to 1913 was influenced by gender(Clive, 1.) This way of life made a lasting impression, causing the years to follow to develop and abide by what is known as gender roles. Although gender roles have become a lot more diverse in society, there are still stereotypes and misconstrued gender identity, gender-specific expectations, and gender-specific separation and gaps that still exist today.

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).

Most married couples can develope a share of understanding about who does what in the relationship. Sometimes it can be unspoken recognitions of the division of labor and the responsibilities. A plan for marriage is equally shared between chores and plenty of other duties. Throughout history, gender roles have been changing and the plans are not followed anymore than it has been. We live in a world where no one is perfect. There are different people where they have different beliefs. In 1848 women had no rights until the 1920s. Women and men always had the same rolls through the years. Men always made the decisions and worked while the women would stay home and do house duties. The men always had to respect the women and their children unless they disobeyed their rules. Although there are divisions of labor between the human affairs, there can be changing in social expectations, which can be reflected in different gender roles at many different times.

As a child I never really knew much about gender roles and stereotypes, I just went with it. As I grew older I was forced to face reality and deal with the gender roles and stereotypes. I wasn’t a masculine kid and always had feminine features and attributes. I never liked playing rough, I didn’t like to get in trouble or cuss. This resulted in me being teased and called gay in elementary school. I had to fake a persona in order to not be bullied and teased everyday. The bullying and teasing came from the viewing of stereotypes at a young age in my peers homes life. For girls it’s the opposite, if they enjoy playing rough, getting in trouble or cursing they’re called tomboys. From a young age as well it’s evident that we’re given these

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.

Gender norms often support stereotypical ideas that help people form general assumptions about the roles of males and females alike. In Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s “In a Bamboo Grove,” gender norm accusations about Masago are demonstrated by the old woman, the robber, and Masago’s husband, Takehiko, as they are being questioned. These characters all believe that Masago does not display any role in the murder of her husband. The fact that none of the characters in the story would ever expect that Masago is an accessory to the gruesome act against her own husband is unjustified because their focus on gender norms misconstrue how Masago really is.

From the time a baby is born, their parents dress him/her into pink or blue clothing, immediately enclosing by their gender. While growing up, that baby will be taught how to behave, play and speak like a boy or girl. Girls do not play with action figures; boys do not grow long hair. Gender plays a vast role in today’s society. The gender language learned will confine men and women into socially oppressive roles. Each gender uses language to maintain their “status quo”. A status quo is the existing state of the affairs, especially regarding social or political issues. It is expected of the gender to speak a certain way or tone so if a person does not abide by these standards, they are viewed in a negative viewpoint.

The female gender role in society has created a torturous fate for those who have failed in their role as a woman, whether as a mother, a daughter, or a wife. The restrictive nature of the role that society imposes on women causes extreme repercussions for those women who cannot fulfill their purpose as designated by society. These repercussions can be as common as being reprimanded or as severe as being berated or beaten by a husband or father. The role that women were given by society entails being a submissive homemaker who dotes on her husband and many children. The wife keeps the home impeccably neat, tends to the children and ensures their education and well being, and acts obsequiously to do everything possible to please her husband. She must be cheerful and sweet and pretty, like a dainty little doll. The perfect woman in the eyes of society is exactly like a doll: she always smiles, always looks her best and has no feelings or opinions that she can truly call her own. She responds only to the demands of her husband and does not act or speak out of turn. A woman who speaks her mind or challenges the word of any man, especially her husband, is undesirable because she is not the obedient little doll that men cherish. Women who do not conform to the rules that society has set for them are downgraded to the only feature that differentiates them from men; their sex. Society’s women do not speak or think of sex unless their husband requires

Men and women are fully capable of being whatever they desire- a boss, a leader, even the president, but why are men usually the ones we see in these positions? Women are typically see as soft, emotional, and ditzy. Men are viewed as smarter, competitive, and dominant is every aspect of their lives. Growing up, a girl needed to step aside and let the boys be outgoing, which has belittled their chances of being seen as a leader. Girls never got picked first in kickball, they usually got picked last because a boy was the captain and didn’t see the girls capable of playing as well as a boy could. The stereotype started from when we were very young and has stuck in society's brains ever since.

Gender plays an important part in the society, it defines the individual’s role and development through social intellectuals. Gender roles are changed under different societies, as growing up male and female learn their roles in the community, which is given by the society. Gender is not defined as the characteristics of men and women, but it is the task and roles that are given to men and women by the cultural background, ethnicity or religion. Different backgrounds and ethnic groups have a different impact on the gender role in the society. Sometimes the gender differences can create discrimination toward a specific gender in the society that can be harassment toward that specific gender. Most of the time an individual are discriminated due to their appearance or their beliefs. Throughout the history, we have seen how the gender inequalities caused many disturbances in our communities. As a first generation going to college in the USA, I have felt differentiate by my peers. In my early age I have always taught that we must treat everyone with respect and equality, but when I moved to the America, I was not aware how the immigrants are treated with disrespect and are not considered equal to the person who is born here. As being a minority, I learned very quickly that I must face this hatred in order to succeed in the society.

Many stereotypical gender roles exist in American society, and these perceptions are amplified through various outlets of media, resulting in an unhealthy generalization of male versus female appearance.

A civilization is a group of societies that rely on farming in a stable place. A civilization must be able to produce food and goods, enough to sustain the civilization, trade with others, and have people that aren’t farmers.

The point of advertisements has always been making sales. The inclination towards solving social issues has not been the main concern for advertisers. However, in recent years, some advertisements have taken on the roles of being both persuasive and progressive by tackling current social issues. Men were previously presented as macho and incompetent with regard to household matters. They were also presented in stereotypical male roles. The body image that is presented to the public is in most cases unrealistic. There existed stereotype with regards to women in the workplace and the jobs that they could be assigned. They are presented with an unrealistic body image; they are objectified and oversexualized, presented only in traditional female roles and depicted as less capable than their male counterparts.