Four year old Tomas teases his friend Bradley for holding a purse full of treasure saying "Only girls or mommies carry purses!" ... Where do they get this judgment? ... At three, Miller explains, "children know weather they are boys or girls. ... Such things include, the parts they play in games, such as girls playing mommies and holding purses, and boys being soldiers or train engineers. ... How easily they are influenced by mainly peers and parents, affects them most during their developing years, yet carries on throughout their lives. ...

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They tend to be more loving and understanding and that is why they were given the role of mothers. ... We boys would use our trucks to play in the mud, have races, and just do the things boys are meant to do. My sister on the other hand would use her truck to carry her family of dolls. ...

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In the home, they did the housework and took care of the children. ... In China, girls weren't usually wanted when they were born. ... Male children would carry the family name, which is why male children were wanted more than female. Females in China didn't do many things, they weren't usually allowed out of the house, to participate in politics, or to go in the market. ... In China, instead of killing the female babies when they are born, they send them to other countries to live in, due to over population. ...

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While they relaxed and put up their feet, the women were in the kitchen, as usual, hands deep in dishwater. ... Analyzing my family's gender roles reveal that in our household, the women are expected to carry the job of feeding and taking care of the needs/wants of the men; and the men take every bit of it for granted. ... The funny thing is, everybody seems perfectly content with things the way they are. ...

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This thing that we call "same work" has been developing over the last century, where women had stopped staying at home and taking care of the children rather than going out to work; but this has carried another job that is still made by women and, personally, I don't think it would be ever be done by men: being a housemaid. ... Talking about babysitting, we can say that men have left behind the idea of letting just the woman take care of the children, instead, they are staying home while the woman is out not only for work, but for other things like shopping or hanging out with friends. ...

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This is widely used in the relationships men carry on with women. ... 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. Some males that are excluded from what they think is to be the manly things to do might try a different approach and do things thought to be more feminine. ... Devor clearly explains how feminine men will face challenges when they do try to do things that may seem more natural to them. ... They have judged a person that they...

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In the story "Girl," a mother is teaching her daughter a lesson on how to carry herself appropriately to be accepted and please not only men, but also society as a whole. ... Perhaps you feel there is still a chance to keep things together. ... In the beginning of the story, it seems like the mother is just teaching her daughter how to do certain things like any mother is bound to do. ... Men and women, because of these stereotypes, are forced to ignore their personality traits, temperament and unique characteristics that make them who they are. ... On the other hand, there may be severa...

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It is partly the intolerable insensitivity and brutal pride of Agamemnon, who sacrifices his daughter's life to help carry on his political scheme, which drives the Queen to plot the murder of her husband. ... Although the Elders of Argo do not trust Clytemnestra, they do not foresee the impeding murders. ... Clytemnestra is confident in her strength and feels cheated when she is forced to stay and home and take on an undesirable domestic role while Agamemnon carries on his adventures in Troy and returns as a hero and conqueror. ... She concludes her trial with a plea to bargain with the ...

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So it is not suprising to find in some areas, women only do the small things for their tribe like in Bataknesse. ... The things above are the external factors (outside the woman's own personal) that cause discrimination. ... Women feel lack of self confident that they feel they can't work things out. ... Woman is carrying two duties: as a housewife, taking care of her husband and children and she also had to work to support her family's financial. ... Then they should fight for their rights. ...

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Women are like the amulet that man always carries by his side. ... For men of patriarchal culture women´s work at home is something worthless "Nothing here but kitchen things," he said, with a little laugh for the insignificance of kitchen things.... For men, women´s concern and efforts to do their home tasks in the best manner are nonsense things "Oh, well," said Mrs. ... "But would the women know a clue if they did come upon it?" ... For men it is an activity that only they are capable to accomplish, because, they are more intelligent and capable than women. ...

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He spends time with his children, teaching them valuable lessons they'll carry throughout their lives. ... True, many men do these things, but many also have no interest in any of them. ... Men do have emotions, and they may not always show them, but sometimes keeping emotions hidden can be a benefit. ... They keep going, because they know in the end they'll be proud of themselves for accomplishing something. ... They are boys who won't grow up...

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Male roles are what they are and women's roles are too because of how they are socialized and brought up. De Beauvoir mentions in her work, "To see things clearly is not her business, for she has been taught to accept masculine authority, so she gives up criticizing, investigating, judging for herself and leaves all this to the superior caste" (De Beauvoir 1952,346 ). ... She allows Peter to make decisions for her yet he even expects her to prepare food at his party by saying, " and then come on out to the kitchen and help me get things ready. Women are so much better at arranging thing...

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Even though some of these women's abilities were improved, they still could not compare to their male counterparts. ... When women were presented with the heavy duty jobs of digging, or reinforcing bunkers they tended to step down and let the men do most of the physically demanding work. ... In other cases some, women were so unprepared for the job that laid before that they put their whole unit in danger. The equipment that the army has required for soldiers to carry has made it quite difficult for women to move at the same pace as men (Catherine L. ... Commander Michelle Howard, exec...

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People have to snatch at happiness when they can, in this world. ... In fact, when Cather introduces Alexandra, Cather states, "She wore a man's long Ulster (not as if it were an affliction, but as if it were very comfortable and belonged to her; carried it like a young soldier), and a round plush cap, tied down with a thick veil". ... In a time where male privilege ran throughout the culture, Oscar felt entitled to things such as land, which was owned by Alexandra. ... , as a critique of American society, demonstrating the strength women could gain if they were given the same o...

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Teodora Ignacia Gomes argues the point that women need to participate in constructing a society free of exploitation so that they are liberated from the bonds traditional gender roles have confined them to. ... Her mention of women sewing clothes, carrying parcels, and typing suggests that the roles of women did not change during the liberation period. ... She explained that democracy "will leave no room for any scheme of things."" ...

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As they establish themselves and grow in size and popularity, the defined line between the roles of men and women is blurred, leading to the downfall of the Ibo culture. ... Although women are beaten and ordered around, they are also valued as mother figures who raise the children, teaching them lessons and morals, and caring for them when they are sick. ... A man belongs to his fatherland when things are good and life is sweet. ... When the white missionaries attract attention and converts, they expose the Ibo people to their own traditional roles of men and women. ... Why have they lost the ...

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Antigone, on the other hand, believes in Gods and the rules that they set forth. ... Then too, we're underlings, ruled by much stronger hands, so we must submit in this, and things still worse- (74-77). ... After Antigone carries out the deed, Ismene now feels responsible to die with Antigone. ...

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