Gender roles
Gender roles are a theoretical construct involving a set of social and behavioral norms that, within a specific culture, are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. The perception of gender roles includes attitudes, actions, and personality traits associated with a particular gender within that culture. There is ongoing debate as to which gender differences in behavior and personality are due to innate personality of the person and which are due to cultural or social factors, and are therefore the product of socialization, or to what extent gender differences are due to biological and physiological differences.
I personally believe that gender roles are both innate and the result of acculturation. From my experience, I can defiantly see differences in the way children behave that are a result of biology. For example, boys tend to be more physically active while girls tend to be more intellectually active. My son, who is 3 now, has always loved everything to do with cars. I have never pushed him into anything gender specific. I have always let him choose whatever he wanted to play with. I even once purchased him a baby doll because I thought he would enjoy it. He would have nothing do it with that baby doll instead opting for more “boy” toys.
Children learn to categorize themselves by gender usually by the age of 3. From birth, children learn gender stereotypes and roles from their parents and environment. It is claimed that boys learn to manipulate their physical and social environment through physical strength or other skills, while girls learn to present themselves as objects to be viewed. In this video, I observed a lot of gender stereotypes that were learned behaviors. For example, when the girl said that “girls have long hair” that is a learned stereotype.
I believe these stereotypes affect the way we treat each other because if someone lives outside the norm, we think they are weird. Like a gay or transgender
I personally believe that gender roles are both innate and the result of acculturation. From my experience, I can defiantly see differences in the way children behave that are a result of biology. For example, boys tend to be more physically active while girls tend to be more intellectually active. My son, who is 3 now, has always loved everything to do with cars. I have never pushed him into anything gender specific. I have always let him choose whatever he wanted to play with. I even once purchased him a baby doll because I thought he would enjoy it. He would have nothing do it with that baby doll instead opting for more “boy” toys.
Children learn to categorize themselves by gender usually by the age of 3. From birth, children learn gender stereotypes and roles from their parents and environment. It is claimed that boys learn to manipulate their physical and social environment through physical strength or other skills, while girls learn to present themselves as objects to be viewed. In this video, I observed a lot of gender stereotypes that were learned behaviors. For example, when the girl said that “girls have long hair” that is a learned stereotype.
I believe these stereotypes affect the way we treat each other because if someone lives outside the norm, we think they are weird. Like a gay or transgender