Most of the problems come from their common failures to take social risks and the possession of an open mind. ... Gender roles dictate the appropriate behaviors for boys and girls alike. ... It was generally acceptable, even the instructor himself paid more attention to us guys. ... The looks and behaviors of both genders were reflected from the roles the society intended for them to do. ...
Others see not only the physical but also the social, emotional and intellectual differences between male and female. Gender roles influence women and men in virtually every area of life including family and occupation, but are women and men subject to different roles or behavior expectations? Gender roles by definition are the social norms that dictate what is socially appropriate male and female behavior. ... Society begins teaching them certain values and creating in them certain behavior patterns acceptable to their social roles. ... Many of these women were ladies of means and social po...
Lucy's behavior proves that even though she had a desire, though a small one, to break free of the mold, society pushed her back into a pattern of "appropriate" behavior as she matured. ... They often know that, but, still, they find some excuses and try to think in a way which can make the actions acceptable. ... She shows through each character that living life inside a social construction is not rewarding, and, in fact, mostly causes pain for the character....
"In one group of stories men and women are already established in a social identity and gender role, the men in the workplace and the women in marriage- (Brown). ... The Awakening by Kate Chopin was considered very shocking when it was first published because of the "sexual awakening" of the main character, Edna Pontellier, and her unconventional behavior (Evans no page). ... She knows what is acceptable and chooses her own fate. ... More specifically the power that men have over women and how the female protagonist disobey the social norms for their era. ...
These positive and negative portrayals of women were shown to demonstrate the consequences of their actions depending on whether or not they followed their social roles. ... From a negative angle of representing women, artists would create scenes that showed the deadly consequences of a woman betraying her accepted social role. Some of these scenes showed reversed gender roles, men displaying their superiority, women suffering for betraying their defined social roles. ... Most of the symbolism was in reference to an historical event that led to a lesson in acceptable behavior. ... The images o...
(Pg-9); the mass majority of women get on uneasily, due to the rituals and social hierarchies that have been prearranged by male rulers, "The Econowives do not like us"(Pg-18). ... Throughout the past two decades women have fought to obtain equal status to mean and to prove that they are not the weaker gender, "Women's sexual attitudes and behaviors have changed drastically within the past 20 years. ... It has never been and will never become acceptable to perform the role of a "handmaid" within our society. ...
Sociologically, gender roles describe the behaviors and responsibilities prescribed for each sex by a given society. However, ideas of "appropriate" behavior according to gender vary between cultures, although some aspects are more widespread than others. ... Gender, however, comprises two "sets" of social characteristics, which combine to create the categories of "woman" (girl) and "man" (boy). ... In this way, gender is intimately connected to social expectations, rather than to sex: we allow the knowledge of the sex of a child to inform us which set of gender characteristics we are suppos...
