In terms of supporting her claims, she gave good examples, such as how women complain about sports, "but they would not think of discouraging their sons from participating in this activity they find so foolish" says Pollott. As for the husbands, Pollitt says that are sports fans, yet the wives accept it and still love them. ... The roles of males and females have not because for most people it is not a disturbing matter. ... The boys" section would have guys" toys such as, action figures, sports car, and toy guns. ...

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People in the female group or gender worked lower paying less demanding jobs because It was believed that a woman could not handle the pressures that a "man's job' required. ... Some women's sports are pretty interesting to watch. ...

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Gender Roles Gender Roles are one of the various topics we have learned about in Gender roles are a collection of attitudes and behaviors that are considered normal and appropriate in a specific culture for people of a particular sex. ... In their free time men play sports, work out. ...

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Gender is very much about how people perceive us, and our behaviour (personality, identity and self-expression) determines how we will be "perceived." ... Few people actually do conform exactly to their predetermined gender role: A certain lack of conformity is not only expected, it is increasingly seen as welcome. ... Transgendered people who fail to behave within the acceptable range of behaviours expected of their gender roles are simply not tolerated in our society. This is the truth about the world in which we live, that it classifies people according to stereotypical beliefs. ... Numb...

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Rubin interviewed 300 people from a variety of backgrounds, between the ages of 25 and 55. ... Men are expected to be strong and masculine, so to fulfill this requirement, they often build friendships based upon common factors such as sports, drinking, or even their love of women. ... If a heterosexual woman were to have things in common with a heterosexual man, usually involving the stereotypical hobbies like video games or sports, she is looked at being "one of the boys " or less feminine. ...

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It is clearly obvious that this is incorrect due to the inevitable diversity of the human race, yet many people truly believe that these expectations set in place for the men and women of the world help maintain a balanced social hierarchy. ... The ignorance of people who believe that there are set requirements in order to belong to a certain gender is incomparably high, and these individuals need to understand how degrading roles can seem to others and how their demeaning characteristics do not prove true to all members of a certain sex. ... Also, mainly in movies and television shows, women...

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Real men detest anything that makes women appear as objects instead of people. ... Interest in hunting, fishing, and sports are not requirements for manliness, as Theroux's claim states: "A man proves his manhood in America in old-fashioned ways. ... Theroux states, "But indeed all the creative arts are obnoxious to the manly ideal, because at their best the arts are pursued by uncompetitive and essentially solitary people." ... For instance, after the September 11th massacre, many people wanted to flush out Osama bin Laden right away, but the President and his officials took the time ...

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Competition is not only something you see on the sports field, but it is also evident in manhood. ... They are constantly boasting about past accomplishments, whether its sports or how they are with the ladies, in order to portray this front and that they are ultimately masculine. ... What is unique however, is that there is no same "normal" between two people. ...

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If the father rather than the mother claimed he is not sure if he will get a shower everyday because he is too busy taking care of the children, people will not be as sympathetic as when the mom says it. ... Traditional male sex roles are that of tough men, enjoying masculine sports. ... People expect certain sex typed behavior. ...

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The first question in people's mind is, do you want a boy or a girl? From the answer, given gender expectations start to roll out of people's mouths. ... The boys are outdoors with their father getting their hands dirty in the yard or doing maintenance on the home, or playing sports. ...

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Maybe repairing things, driving, sports are men hobbies. ... One country with more educated people will be more special. ... With no gender gap people especially women will became happier because they will feel less tense and nervous. ...

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Some people also using chat programs such as MSN Messenger and ICQ. Many people reading assorted web pages such as news, sports, music, and movies while working on other things. Also, many print jobs being sent to printers for school related purposes To obtain survey data, interview 6 people ( 3 men and 3 women) about their computer use, using the following questions. 1. ...

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He is very sensitive to other people's feelings and very caring. ... Many people feel as though these types of men are not what they deem "normal" so they do not ask them to do many things, such as play on sports team, join clubs or fraternities, or even talk to them. ... Ignorance is the real reason people treat others badly. Many Americans do not understand people that live outside of the way they feel is normal so they ostracize them. ... People that treat others unfairly and judge them before they get to know them are ignorant. ...

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"First comes gender identity, which is simply the child's ability to label his or her own sex correctly and identify other people as men or women, boys and girls" ( Boyd, Bee, Johnson, 2009.p 257). This stage happens around nine months to two years, and they are capable of identifying faces and people as either male or female. ... Just as she rides a quad and gets out a gets dirty as boys would, there really isn't a problem with boys and girls taking part in "gender specific" sports. ...

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But why should women have to be the ones to perform these sexual acts in advertisement just to get the people to purchase their product? ... The commercial is implementing the role of women as housewives as well as being sex objects because they are shown cleaning the sports balls. ...

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X enjoys playing sports, but at the same time, X enjoys playing house too. ... In Gould's article she claims that gender bending is over dramatized and that people should not place too much value on what the sexes can and can not do. ...

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They continue living their lives the way they are accustomed, and they also overlook people's expectations. ... (If this wasn't the case then why do people purchase magazines filled with articles regarding the lives of others. People always want to know what's going in order to be involved even if it has nothing to do with them.) ... People shouldn't do certain things to prove their manliness or womanhood to others. ... If a girl is fascinated with playing sports she's labeled as a tomboy and made fun of by other children who most of the times turn out to b...

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All people in the world are different in their own individual way. ... Women on the other hand, act feminine and are emotionally connected to other people. ... In that perspective, people perceive women to be more nurturing then men. Because of the work ethic, sports and public service, men show more of an assertive behavior so that way people perceive all men to be more assertive than women. ... For example, if someone is having a party, most people will act social and talkative. ...

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Kathleen O"Connell Corcoran Ph.D. show that "divorce is associated with an increase in depression: people experience loss of partner, hopes and dreams, and lifestyle". ... "Sixty percent of people under poverty guidelines are divorced women and children" (Corcoran). ... These problems of divorce are most recognized, but most people over look the problems divorce causes with the development of a growing child. ...

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