Gender Role
There will always be an argument in regards to the universal difference between men and women. Gender roles are based on norms, or standards, created by society. In the United States, masculine roles are usually associated with strength, aggression, and dominance, while feminine roles are usually associated with passivity, nurturing, and subordination. Women in society have the capacity and professionalism to execute with the same level of excellence as men. Socialization is the process of learning one's culture and how to live within it and how people adapt ideas about social roles from other members of their society. This process begins quickly after birth; boys are stereotypically quick when it comes to getting dress in blues and girls in pink. From that also comes the lack of important placed in women. In parts of the world where women are strongly undervalued, young girls may not be given the same access to nutrition, healthcare, and education as boys. Further, they will grow up believing that they deserve to be treated differently from boys (UNICEF 2011; Thorne 1993). This something small in the United States but it is still an idea and a social problem many hold on to. American society allows for some level of flexibility when it comes to the acting out of gender roles. It has been established that men can obtain and assume feminine roles as well as female can without serious repercussions. Research from the late 1990s, however, indicates that the current educational climate is failing boys. Boys are falling behind girls in school, the dropout rate for boys is rising, and the number of boys applying to college has declined. Many say that it is because more women apply to college than men but in fact is that women have more of a realistic and futuristic view of education than men do.
Some sociologists argue that current teaching methods favor girls’ learning styles. Girls mature more quickly than boys and are able to focus and concentrate more
Some sociologists argue that current teaching methods favor girls’ learning styles. Girls mature more quickly than boys and are able to focus and concentrate more