Question

Psychology 150

Gender Roles Discussion

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I was raised by my mom, and therefore I learned while growing up that the "person" who is home is the one to take care of the kids, cook and clean. I did not learn the traditional gender roles... man does - women does.. I am very open and think that each person has roles defined by their experience. As an adult I am the one who does the majority of the house stuff in our family (granted not as well as my wife wants it done). When I talk to some of my peers they would never drive the Minivan (my Honda!) or cook dinner for the family because it would make them a "Chick."

What do you see as your Gender? When did you learn your gender roles? When did you discover your sexuality? - I do not mean sexual behavior or activity...but when did you learn about relationships and dating...

Where do you see your Gender Roles in 10 years? What about when you are 50? What about when you are 70?

Answer 1

1 The gender roles are a innovation done or innovated by society by its own that has no links with inheritance or genetics. The roles assigned to a particular individual become specific to a particular gender over time. The playing with dolls by female babies and guns by male babies has become a custom and now discussed or labeled as gender specific. The crying of male is considered to be sign of weakness generally associated to a female; males are not meant to cry. The domestic chores are particularly meant for females that has often given rise to discrimination, prejudice and many a time to stereotype. To survive everyone be it male or female one has to struggle whatever the roles and circumstances are, there should be division of labor even at smaller stages like families The cooking of food; washing of dishes and clothes, jobs, work as a laborer should never be gender specific everybody has the right to live and earn.

2 Being a male ,I had done many things so far that are specifically meant for female folk in may society like washing my own clothes and every stuff of my parents, cooking, taking care of kids and babies and much more. Though society calls you a male taking your biology and roles into consideration but you must know roles actually are not the criteria to categories people into genders. I learnt about relationships during my college days as the society where I had grown views some relationships as a sin and a taboo.

3 You can never predict your future in terms of your gender because the discrimination, prejudice and stereotype creates hurdles in your development in one or other way on every passing day especially for female folk, predicting about 10 or 70 years is a herculean task.