Battle of the Sexes: The Role of Genders The obedient role of the female in a marriage or relationship is a common problem in many societies, including our own American society. ... These roles are ingrained into our society. ... There are many reasons women accept or allow this role. ... Colette understood the expected submission role because she had lived the role of the wife several times. ... Now, with advances in women's rights and the expansion of women's role in the workplace and society, they are given a chance to abolish or escape these roles. ...

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In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Nora and Torvald Helmer show the possible effects of gender conflict in a marriage. ... Nora and Torvald play their conventional roles so completely that it results in gender conflict. ... At the very heart of A Doll's House is gender conflict. ... Nora's inner conflicts revolve around her role as a married woman in this society and the gender conflicts that it causes. ... The restrictions involved in living within a created role stifle their marriage and their individuality and create a gender conflict. ...

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Battle of the Sexes: The Role of Genders The obedient role of the female in a marriage or relationship is a common problem in many societies, including our own American society. ... These roles are ingrained into our society. ... There are many reasons women accept or allow this role. ... Colette understood the expected submission role because she had lived the role of the wife several times. ... Now, with advances in women's rights and the expansion of women's role in the workplace and society, they are given a chance to abolish or escape these roles. ...

• Word Count: 1593
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• Grade Level: High School

2 Usual gender rolls in the 16th century The gender rolls in the 16th century were "well-established rolls defined by a traditional culture" (Wrightson, 1982, p.90), so that the roll-relationships of each new couple were an unproblematic matter in this period. ... It seemed to be a clear enough guide to the roles of man and wife within this period. ...

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Statement of the problem This passage is on of the most controversial passage from the Scriptures because it talks about the woman's role in the Church. ... The problem was not their gender, it was their lack of education. ... God has laid down certain guidelines in His Word that govern the use of gifts and talents and the roles of men and women in the church and home. ... Scripture clearly teaches that God has given men and women equally valuable but differing roles in which to operate to accomplish His work here on earth. ... The Single Meaning of Scripture Paul affirms abiding distin...

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Throughout the story the author suggests that she is stuck in confinement due to her gender. ... The female gender essentially feel trapped by their husbands or by the males that are controlling their lives. ... John's sister, Jennie, who represents all that is right with the women of that time period, took on this gender role of a good "housewife". ... The male gender doesn't realize that the female gender can speak and act for themselves. ... Gilman Perkins captures this theme of gender by not giving the narrator a name. ...

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A man's role in the family is typically to be the "bread winner" and this comes from being pressured by society to do so. ... This follows the classic "job" versus "gender" model and reflects the ongoing social construction of gender. By contrast, when wives are the ones, exclusively, on a demanding occupational career track, couples are very much at odds with contemporary gender role norms (those with crossover commitments. Having wives in two-earner families scale back their hours and aspirations reflects both socialization and structural forces perpetuating gendered strategies. ... ...

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The key to a dual-sex system is the understanding of gender in society and culture through Africa before colonization (485). African society groups, such as the Igbo culture are defined and represented by sex; these groups have no gender, and so therefore, each sex manages their own affairs (485). ... Political roles were always meant for males until women's rights were challenged, but then there is the issue of women being forced into male roles; roles originally intended to be dominated by a male, which was the intended purpose of the society (485). ... Birth does not always give the wo...

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In the novel "One True Thing- by Anna Quindlen we are presented with a paradigm of a "perfect family- who complies with gender-based assumptions. ... He remarks "You and I have different role to play-, likening the situation to a literary scenario where the characters have clearly defined roles that evidently supports his behavior. ... Kate is a conventional wife admirably keeping house as appropriate for her gender. ... Although she does not support the established gender roles within a family, she does not renounce "paternal approval- agreeing to return home to nurse her mother. ... Brian, t...

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In the novel "One True Thing- by Anna Quindlen we are presented with a paradigm of a "perfect family- who complies with gender-based assumptions. ... He remarks "You and I have different role to play-, likening the situation to a literary scenario where the characters have clearly defined roles that evidently supports his behavior. ... Kate is a conventional wife admirably keeping house as appropriate for her gender. ... Although she does not support the established gender roles within a family, she does not renounce "paternal approval- agreeing to return home to nurse her mother. ... Brian, t...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the show "Reba" it displays different roles that gender plays in the media culture. ... Reba the main character defies the traditional role played in most sitcoms. ... The role of Reba is unique because it shows how a female can overcome various obstacles and situations. ... The role of genders is important in "Reba" because Reba crosses barriers. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Young and Willmott (1973) believe that the symmetrical family has become the typical family form in Britain; they believe that gender segregation still exist but symmetrical families are developing much more joint conjugal roles and that there has been a large amount of equality between men and women. ... Young and Willmott think these changes have occurred due to the vast rise in feminism, and that this has had a major impact on gender roles generally; females have started to reject the traditional housewife role due to the influence that feminism has had on their attitudes, they have fought ...

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Many women have heard this before, but nowadays, they are taking a step away from the common role of a "house wife". ... Women have always held the role of the "caretaker" in a marriage, and in American society. ... Because of the stigma society had set upon them, women from diverse social economic status would not dare cross gender roles. ... The U.S. also lifted its ban on women serving in combat roles in January of 2013. ... One might feel that women have crossed the gender roles because they are expected to, based on the changes in society standards. ...

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Givings Most aspiring actors wish to follow an established actor's career path – their choices in roles, their style, their sheer excellence. ... Givings finds the beauty of being a woman through the realization of her own sexual intelligence, ultimately tearing down the literal and figurative walls separating the genders in the play, making Ruhl's piece a commentary on the role of the woman within the relationship of husband and wife. ... The Woman Question details the roles of man and woman, questioning how much those roles have changed since the Old Order. ... However, fem...

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Again from Xenophon, a male character explains gender roles: the wife is to stay indoors and nurse infants and make cloth, prepare food, supervise the indoor workers, budget household income and expenditures, see that ill slaves are tended, servants are trained (Scaife). ... Not only were male characters in Greek theatre explaining the gender roles but, the feelings of the females and their duties are heard. ...

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Throughout the ages, society and the traditional representation of gender roles, have truly masked us from what is morally correct. Things have indeed progressed for the better in the sense of what a woman can stand for and produce to the world, but for the past 1000 years there has been a sense of entitlement and a role of higher importance for men and an undesirable neglect for what a women can contribute to. ... With the factors of a misunderstanding husband, lack of sexual fulfillment, and a sense of inequality due to her gender, Elisa finds herself confined within the walls of a depre...

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In the essay "I Want A Wife," Judy Brady brings out all the different roles a "wife" must fulfill according to society at that time. ... She brings out all the different roles of the American housewife. ... Is gender still an issue? ... As more women obtained MBAs, in the 1990's, gender discrimination persisted at workplaces. ... She describes all the different roles a wife portrays. ...

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There have been examples of stereotypes throughout history and they still play an important role in society today. ... Men and women, for example, have always been expected to lead certain roles and lives. The expectations and rules of the male and female roles in society have always been explicitly laid out. ... No matter your gender, race or religion society expects certain behaviors from you. ... "A Jury of Her Peers" examines the stereotype of gender, and then sets out to challenge it. ...

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The role of colonial women changed immensely during the American Revolution. ... Instead they were cast in a new role: Republican Motherhood. "Although Republican Motherhood improved women's educational opportunities and offered them a public role of sorts, it stopped far short of conferring legal equality and full voting citizenship". ... Benjamin Rush a loyal patriot stressed "the revolution required change in the most fundamental aspects of society-including gender roles and the family he implied that women's intellect and potential were equal to men." ... (Benjamin Rush, 62) I...

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Emily Dickinson's, poem, "The Wife" reveals the poet's concerns for domestic femininity in middle-class families through expressing the gender roles of females and using the term "wife" frequently. ... The gender role of a woman in the marriage could be happy and heavenly, yet it is ironic in Dickinson's eye. ...

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Although the marriage seemed doomed from the beginning, Zulai did not fulfill her role as a wife nor put in effort to fix the failing marriage with the man she chose. ... Similar to the culture in the "The Manhood Test," the tests all women and men deal with are heavily based on customs, gender, and societal "norms.... Similar to women, men who chooses to stray from societal norm and the masculine role of being the sole breadwinner, not the full-time caretaker, are viewed as being less of a man. Since the dawn of time, the characteristics and roles associated with men are stabi...

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Gender Roles in the Early Republic Elizabeth and William Wirt entered into marriage with the idea that an equal partnership could be achieved, but outside pressures from William's work, and Elizabeth's eventual acceptance of her role as the domestic head of the household led to a split that became clearly defined. ... Their roles as husband and wife became clearly defined, just the opposite of what they planned in the beginning of their marriage. ...

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In addition, even police officers could beat a woman until she spoke the truth and it was completely legal .Therefore, the use of the setting by the author is highly relevant for this story because there were a lot of gender inequality in Egypt. ... Also, the author suggests that men and women have specific roles in the story. For example, "she the one whose role it was to be beautiful, happy, carefree" whereas "he the one who carried the responsibilities, made the decisions (57).... Alifa Rifaat does not only demonstrate that man always have to keep their pride but emphasizes o...

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During the Mesopotamian era the Hammurabi code was the written legal system for society based on gender and social status. ... Patriarchy plays a significant role in both ancient time periods. ... " Therefore men held a powerful role over women with the obligations for women to obey and abide by ancient customs. ... In the ancient times Patriarchy played a major role in the society worldwide. ...

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In the last 50 years, there has been a drastic change in the roles of women. ... The system was created as a gender-neutral program, yet the basis on which Social Security was created was a male work cycle. ... When considering Social Security as gender-neutral, one must be cautious of relying on Social Security to affect all individuals equally. Although the system may not specifically hinder one gender, the declining gender differences in the labor force and income distribution must be considered when looking at the neutrality of Social Security. ... There could be many reasons for this slow...

• Word Count: 2482
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate