Women : The Shape Of American Culture

Despite the modern concepts of simpleton Southern belles sitting in the shade sipping mint tea while house slaves wait on her hand and foot, it is just overrated. Even if the history of this great nation chooses to not include women as much as they do men, that does not mean that they were not there during the struggles of our history, helping shape America into what it is today. No, women did not just sit idly by and watch the men make history, but instead joined in and changed the course of our society into what it is today. During the era in the Antebellum South few notable women contributed significantly to the history of our country, this fact is greatly owed to plantation life where plantations ruled the south and cotton was the King.

Throughout the last century the role of women in american society has changed dramatically from one generation to the next. The modern women in America is now viewed as an important contributor to our economy and labor market. They have took on these new roles with pride, while also still fulfilling many of their old household duties. In this essay I will focus on thoughts and ideas of Sara who I interviewed about her expectation for women going forward.

In many ways in the 19th century Sports became a big force challenging social hierarchies because African-Americans as well as women wanted to also be involved in sporting activities like their white male counterparts. This evidence is backed by the amount of hostility that many African Americans faced when participating in sporting activities in the threats given as well as for women because as women started to show more interest in participating many " scientific" studies appeared stating that participating would make it so women would not be able to bear children. This reaction showed the fear that white males had thinking of that they wanted to be on top of the social status quo giving white males less

Throughout the course of history, the roles of men and women have always been directed by gender. In American culture, the male stereotypic role has long been associated with authority, strength, aggression, competitiveness, and dominance. In contrast, female stereotypic roles have been associated with being loving, compassionate, nurturing, and sympathetic. Traditionally, men have worked outside the home and functioned as the sole breadwinner for the family. They held some of the most important jobs in society, such as military men, doctors, lawyers and politicians. Women, on the other hand, were long considered naturally weaker than men and incapable to perform work requiring muscular or intellectual ability. For this reason, throughout most of history, women generally had fewer legal rights and occupational opportunities than men. Motherhood and wifehood were considered a woman’s most important profession and they were expected to stay home and run the household sphere, while working to improve society by raising moral children. It wasn’t until the 20th century that women in America became more “equal” to men. Since then, they have progressed considerably in all aspects of public life – politics, occupation, education, etc. Despite women’s indisputable gains,

Paid work for women moved from principally customary female-situated employments to all the more non-conventional and already male-arranged vocations. Ladies ' support in the workforce prompted them to start careers in the field dominated by male in the 20th century. Career yearnings were affected by elements, such as sexual orientation, financial status, race, occupation and instruction level, and parental desires. This paper exhibits how women developed, changed and the challenges they faced in the 20th century in America in the workforce and the advancement of ladies ' careers, improvement and profession goals during the 20th century in United States. Also, gender issues affecting women will be discussed in details during this period and how women played their role in fighting for their rights.

The primary reason a man would be unfaithful to his wife or girlfriend is his morals. A man’s will is dictated morals. Without the will he would it cancel out the next two reason, which is time and opportunity. Time and opportunity (a willing woman or man) is conjoined because you cannot have one without the other. He have to have the will, opportunity, and time to complete the equation. Women should not think that they can control these variables, why? Because every man is constructed differently and the bases comes from his age, experiences, and background. A younger man could be more impressionable compared to an older man who has settled in his ways. Every individual have a different experience than others; therefore in American culture if a man looks a certain way or have certain things his experience with people will be different from man who doesn’t have these privileges. The man’s background is legitimized from how did he gain his experience? A man making bad or good decision through his experiences would exploit whether he has learned anything from his background.

In the late 19th century women’s participation in sports were solely recreational. The focus was mostly on allowing women to obtain physical activity, thus the activities were not very organized or competitive at all. There were several of ideas that fueled the way women were allowed to participate in physical and intellectual tasks. Exerting too much energy for a woman was thought to be too dangerous and extremely harmful during the woman’s menstruation period. Excuses such as these would allow women to be treated different, even though many women such as Margaret Wade would attempt to prove the notion

By turning women away from playing certain sports, we are influenced to believe that they are not as qualified to play, compared to men. (Creedon, 1994). Ironically, women on the field seem to have to act tougher than the men. If an

While it may appear that the contemporary American woman is granted equal rights to men, the sexism that lies beneath the surface of American culture is undeniable. Women have taken drastic strides toward total equality since the days where the cult of domesticity ruled as common law and corsets were an absolute requirement; nevertheless, the glass ceiling still stands and most women remain trapped beneath it.

Society places many beliefs on people regarding proper roles for men and women. Gender roles are different for men and women around the world. For most people, these sets of rules surrounding the behaviors that men and women exhibit are so ingrained in their culture that they may go unnoticed unless made aware of it. It is also widely accepted that women face sexism when they go against the norm of what gender roles and society expect of them more often than men. While it is becoming more popular for women to be feminine, housemakers as well as breadwinners for their families, when men go against the social norms of their gender, they are more harshly reprimanded for doing so. Of course, gender roles and social expectations regarding them are more conservative in certain parts of the United States and the rest of the world. While in most urban areas women are regarded as nearly equal in the workforce and media,

Throughout this paper I will be discussing the role of women in the American society. I will reference the importance of gender and gender inequality. The definition of gender aims to clarify for of all the historical framework of the topic, the role of women in the American society. The paper will lead from the role women were given around World War II and then transition into the role women can now choose in the American society today. Addition to the role of women I will also discuss the differences of how the genders are treated in the same places, for example work place. Men and women are culturally molded when referring to gender in the American society. The gender roles play a lead part into how the model family, education, and liberty are. The reason I chose to write about this topic is due to my strong belief that although I don’t agree with the characteristics society gave to gender, I do believe in gender equality.

Women are empowered, encouraged and even pressured into being involved in a sport or some type of fitness activities today; however, it hasn’t always been that way (Cahn 278). In the 1920s, also known as the “golden age” of sports, women and young girls faced obstacles such as rejection, gender discrimination, and stereotypes when showing interest in sports or fitness activities. One famous author named Susan Cahn, wrote a book called Coming on Strong: Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Women’s Sports, and focuses on the decades between the 1920s and the 1960s. For most of the 19th century, females were accused of causing a great deal of danger to the moral and physical areas of masculinity. Through the research of multiple different aspects, such as media, appearance, and gender roles, Cahn puts together an idea and theme that athleticism is seen as a masculine trait because it was once constructed by society itself; which fortunately for the women, that idea can be changed. In the later centuries, Cahn writes about the progress of woman 's appearance in sports, however then describes the difference in respect, attention throughout media, opportunities and wages between men and women. Through both primary sources such as newspapers, interviews, and journals, as well as secondary sources like relevant literature, Cahn writes her book in a historical non-fiction genre. After reading Coming on Strong: Gender and Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Women’s Sports by Susan

The story focuses on two middle-aged American women on a vacation to Rome with their daughters. There is a rivalry between the women and the story further explains how their conflict has shaped the lives of their daughters and themselves. During the trip, secrets are revealed. The story investigates subjects including female connections and the pressures hiding underneath, societal standards and desires, marriage, clashes between eras, hypocrisy, and the evolution of connections and society. These actions of women are relevant in present time. There are relationships today between women that are loaded with begrudge, treachery, and rivalry over the affection for one

There are three major concepts that are fundamental to American culture and the development of Americans throughout history, freedom, individuality, and community. Americans devotion to these concepts has been expressed time and time again, with the expansion of our frontier, to the abolishment of slavery to gaining the right to vote for all kinds of Americans and more. The meaning of freedom, individuality, and community has never been a fixed understanding, but rather an understanding that Americans throughout history have constantly battled with and for through various means. Since the beginning of the United States, many different people have often been deprived of their freedom. So to say that those who were deprived ever actually had an

Women’s participation in sports has changed over the centuries. In ancient times, men dominated societies. Women were viewed as the caretaker, a provider for life. Women who did participate were criticized and were thought of as threatening. In 18th century America, women were considered inferior to men because of the belief that women are the weaker sex. A woman’s purpose in life was to take care of the house, children, and husband. When they did want to participate in recreational sport, they need to be able to negotiate with men and with other women because societies did not make it easy for women to participate. For example, there was a