Gender Roles Analysis
Everyone comes from different backgrounds and cultures and we all have different opinions on gender roles. For example, some cultures might be comfortable with males having more authority because they grew up in the same scenario, and some might totally disagree with the idea of gender roles. I personally have different perspectives on gender roles. Growing up I was socialized to think that women are the homemakers in the relationship. I recognize that having gender roles means that someone will usually dominate in the relationship. I think that all relationships should have equal authority, but I feel like someone in a relationship will always have control I am socialized to think and believe that men are the dominant ones in the relationship.
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The category I chose was Gender in sciences. My results were a slight automatic association for males in the sciences and women in liberal arts. I was shocked with my results because I associate more with female doctors than male doctors. I personally have a female doctor and I also associate with a lot of female nurses. The amount of time I took on each question was the final result. In the process of being tested I had a hard time going at a fast pace, and I immediately felt pressure to go fast but instead I would only go slower. Another great example of gender socialization in the media is holiday advertisement. A recent holiday that just passed was Halloween. In my opinion, Halloween is an extremely sexist holiday. Halloween interprets costumes as if they were gender roles. For example, for the guys all the costumes that they will wear are superheroes, kings, or villains. Male costumes portray the idea that men are the ones that save the world or save the maiden in distress. On the other hand, for women, they portray them as sluts and very sexual. This is sexism because stores don't usually have slutty costumes for …show more content…
Before WWII women weren't allowed to have a career or jobs. A current event example is in Japan where dads are trying to be a super dads. Tetsuya Ando is the founder of a Japanese non profit group that is organized by numerical classes. Japanese men are showing an interest in becoming ikumen(child-rearing). Japanese men usually work more that 48 hours a day or a week, so they don't have enough time to bond with their children. This is a great opportunity for all fathers. In conclusion, I have different perspectives on gender roles. I was socialized to think that women are the homemakers of the relationship, and I recognized that having gender roles means that someone will always dominate the relationship. l think all relationships should have equal authority but I feel like someone in the relationship will always have control over the relationship. I am socialized to think and believe that men are the dominant in the
The category I chose was Gender in sciences. My results were a slight automatic association for males in the sciences and women in liberal arts. I was shocked with my results because I associate more with female doctors than male doctors. I personally have a female doctor and I also associate with a lot of female nurses. The amount of time I took on each question was the final result. In the process of being tested I had a hard time going at a fast pace, and I immediately felt pressure to go fast but instead I would only go slower. Another great example of gender socialization in the media is holiday advertisement. A recent holiday that just passed was Halloween. In my opinion, Halloween is an extremely sexist holiday. Halloween interprets costumes as if they were gender roles. For example, for the guys all the costumes that they will wear are superheroes, kings, or villains. Male costumes portray the idea that men are the ones that save the world or save the maiden in distress. On the other hand, for women, they portray them as sluts and very sexual. This is sexism because stores don't usually have slutty costumes for …show more content…
Before WWII women weren't allowed to have a career or jobs. A current event example is in Japan where dads are trying to be a super dads. Tetsuya Ando is the founder of a Japanese non profit group that is organized by numerical classes. Japanese men are showing an interest in becoming ikumen(child-rearing). Japanese men usually work more that 48 hours a day or a week, so they don't have enough time to bond with their children. This is a great opportunity for all fathers. In conclusion, I have different perspectives on gender roles. I was socialized to think that women are the homemakers of the relationship, and I recognized that having gender roles means that someone will always dominate the relationship. l think all relationships should have equal authority but I feel like someone in the relationship will always have control over the relationship. I am socialized to think and believe that men are the dominant in the