Gender roles in the home
In society, males are portrayed as dominant and women are the nurturers. Men are usually the breadwinner who goes to work all day to bring the money home to the wife and children. But why is it that the man is usually the provider and the woman is the housewife. In this essay, I will explain why gender roles are set in the fashion that they are and what influence society has on that. The author of the article, Nancy Atwood, conducted a clinical trial of 45 women, all of which had brothers. The clinical trial was done to distinguish the male/ female roles and the bias, which surrounds them. Atwood recognized that gender role separation has contributed to women feeling powerless of inferior to men. Gender bias exists everywhere, but begins in the home. The clinical trial evaluates the differences in discipline, rules, and basic communication in the home. Girls and boys are taught their gender roles from birth. Girls are often cradled when they cry, whereas boys are usually left to cry teaching them to "be a man". Girls are often given more chores which train them for domestic life when she get married. According to Atwood's trial "83 percent of those with brothers who were questioned about "who had been treated better" within the
Freeman, Jo. "The Women's Liberation Movement: It's Origins, Structures and Ideas." The Digital Scriptorium. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wim/womlib/ (7 Mar 1999) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://women.eb.com/women/articles/equal_rights_amendment.html (29 Mar 1999) "Equal Rights Amendment." Britannica Online. Feminism." Lycos. http://infoplease.lycos.com/ce5/CE018107.html (10 Mar 1999) Gender bias is a learned behavior. We as a whole, unconsciously teach boys to become the breadwinner and women to be housewives, we show our girls that being a woman is nothing to be proud of. Women have the ability to be successful, and men can take care of the children. When people are afraid to change gender bias, we cannot become equal and share all the opportunities out there. The topic on female and male gender roles in contemporary society has taught me a lot but in the process confused me. If women do not like the stereotypes put upon then why do they accept it? I am aware of that women have been stratified to think that they should do the cooking and cleaning, but women have a mind of their own too. In my opinion women are the backbone of are society. I believe women could live without men and men can live wi
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