that the home/ family/ cleaning/ cooking/ child rearing is woman's work (and men are incapable)
and the workplace/ money making/ ruling is men's work (and women are incapable)
included in these roles must come the negativity, women being sexualized but called sluts if they are sexual, men being notorious for infidelity, women being weak & fainty and if they're strong they must be lesbians, men being perpetually strong and if they're not they're gay, women being bad at math, men being bad at communication, women can't work, men can't raise children... etc etc...
do these roles seem helpful to anyone? why?
does anyone agree that these roles can be damaging to those that don't fit in them neatly? such as women who work or single fathers?
could the lingering gender roles be the source of double standards, and not necessarily feminism as some suggest?
2007-02-22 12:06:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Gender roles are socially constructed so people can live comfortable in their boxes. No, I don't believe it's really beneficial. We should all be able to develop and use our own personal strengths.
2007-02-22 17:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by Who Knew! 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have to understand that this business of gender roles or the so role models has to be challenged .You are right to question the whole role business it is all part of the political correctness thing that we haver imposed on ourselves.In a world where everyone understands their allotted role or adheres to someones idea of what a good role model is the world of the ultimate dictatorship.
2007-02-22 14:39:50 · answer #2 · answered by melbournewooferblue 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe you've listed all of the worst examples here. On the "flip" side there are also positive stereotypes that may cause members of one gender to respect the other in a healthy way. For example, my wife and I are both good parents, but her ability to provide feminine nurture in times of sadness causes us to love her for that. My nurture is more cold and factual. Our kids need both approaches and we each praise the other for these stereotypical strengths.
2007-02-22 14:36:00 · answer #3 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No i dont. and you said this for an other question
personally, when it comes to sports, there's not that many women who would WANT to play with a bunch of men. and if they do, why not let them try out just like everyone else? and if they don't make the cut, too bad for them, lots of men don't either.
as for school sports, i think equal money should be provided for girls teams as boys teams (and don't give me the "but people pay to see the boys" speal, its SCHOOL, not a business, and sports are an important part of a well rounded education) and if they do not provide for a girl's team, then they should allow girls on the boy's team, simple as that. if she's not good enough for varsity, so be it, put her on jr. varsity. at least she'll be able to experience sports equally.
and at least she has the same *opportunity to try*, without being locked out just for being female.
i SAY: i am a student in school, and all the girls who do play sports just stand their and talk. And girls are not rejected from boys teams because of being female, its because of safety, as boys on average are much stronger and larger then girls.
2007-02-24 12:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Gender roles give people something to try and aspire to, for better or worse.
We're still trying to fully incorporate this idea of equal rights and we're going through the growing pains.
2007-02-22 16:44:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The gender roles that you have described are purely cultural, and having nothing whatsoever to do with our real, instinctual gender roles.
2007-02-22 18:12:41 · answer #6 · answered by jsmith 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
your question has posted
2007-02-25 22:51:13 · answer #7 · answered by berkly m 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋