Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere‚ assess the view that gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life. (24 marks) Firstly‚ the item suggests that ‘a number of changes have taken place in gender roles and relationships within families.’ There are a number of sociological perspectives which agree with this statement and also various approaches that criticise the nature of these changes. They argue whether they have created greater equality within modern family
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The famous Greek tragedy Medea‚ by Euripides‚ is about a woman who is so distraught by her ex-husband’s actions that she snaps and commits brutal crimes like killing his new bride and father in law‚ Creon and she even killed her children‚ an act so unthinkable that most people today shutter at the thought of it. People have scrutinized the play for centuries in an attempt to discover Medea’s true motives. Some believe that she is not actually evil‚ just mistreated to the point where she simply would
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February 2013 Gender dictates everything. From what sport one will play‚ what kind of clothes someone will wear‚ to whether or not someone has an abortion. It dictates every aspect of one’s existence. It prevents people from reaching their full potential‚ and stifles their individuality. Many challenges remain in the quest for gender equality. Some obstacles in the way of this quest may never be overcome. The ideal should never be surrendered. Gender-roles are playing a negative role in society
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The term gender role refers to the set of social and behavioral norms that are considered appropriate for individuals of a certain gender. Gender roles unlike gender itself are socially constructed. They may reflect the natural aspirations of the gender or they may be manipulated. In modern American society‚ the roles of gender are indeed manipulated by society itself‚ forcing expectations and standards on that particular gender to fit the accepted criterion. Women are held back by society’s
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Gender Roles Gender roles are affected by the typical roles society expects both men and women to fit into because they determine how we should think‚ speak‚ dress‚ and interact within the context of society. Whereas I believe that men and women should be who they want to be. Society has many expectations on men; men are supposed to be brave and stronger than woman. An article on The Social Roles of Men and Women states “It is not enough for a man to be male; he also has to appear masculine
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What are traditional gender roles in society? For the US and most of the Western European countries‚ men are traditionally known as the providers and protectors of their families and women are known as the nurturers who look after the family and raise the children. In that system‚ the man is the leader of the household‚ and the man is to be more competitive and masculine. Likewise‚ that system dictates that women are to be submissive‚ care for the children‚ keep the house clean‚ and support the husband
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a supporter. Men: aggressive‚ hard-working‚ fatherly‚ leader‚ strong‚ and inexpressive. These two genders are very different and are in fact opposites. When women try to break the stereotype‚ it does not typically go well. There is a borderline within gender that should not be crossed. In a 2004 film entitled “Million Dollar Baby” directed by Clint Eastwood he is trying to define the rules of gender. Eastwood creates a movie where the main character is a female and the female is trying to dominate
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Brandon young Per.2 10/14/12 Gender roles in America Although gender roles have changed overtime and males and females have become more equal‚ a certain stereotype of behaviors and tasks which are acceptable for men and women still exist today. Men everyday are subjected to stereotypes because of the past men have had. They have had stereotypes like we are lazy‚ we all cheat‚ we don’t like commitment‚ and the biggest of all real men don’t cry. Not all men are this way though‚ i.e. me I don’t
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Whose Role Is it Anyways? Gender is a very interesting thing. Most things‚ you are able to decide on your own as you grow up and see new things in the world‚ but gender is something that is determined before you are born and is not decided by you‚ your parents or anyone. It is a crazy to think to yourself how life would be different if you were the opposite gender. Some people would love that‚ and for others that could be the last thing they want. The roles are very different for each gender‚ and
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Live by Your Rules Gender can de defined as a range of characteristics of feminity and masculinity‚ but is there really a manacle to what someone can or can’t do? The essays “About Men” by Gretel Ehrlich‚ “Uniforms” by Paul Fussell‚ and” Being a Man” by Paul Theroux amalgamate the pre- conceived idea that men and women are obligated to play this delusion of roles each sex should maintain. The media is a big influence in modern society; therefore being different would make the person incongruously
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