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Gender inequality is a real concern in Turkey as stereotyping is very common in our society. Stereotyping is when a person outs another person in a certain category. Both genders have their own responsibilities and duties which are mostly assigned by the society and in Turkish society, both men and women shape their characteristics according to common stereotypes and advertisements. Also , teenagers tend to behave according to the society which they grow into. On the other hand people who do not behave according to stereotypes may be punished by their family, friends and society. In most cultures, the behavior for the different genders are different. In Turkish society, there are some stereotypes like women should act “like women“ and do the work of women and men should act “like man“. There is a really strong social pressure to maintain these. Most of the people in our society have shaped their lives according to these stereotypes. In fact these roles have become acting “normal“. Most of these roles are shaped by religion. Women`s dress, roles of women, men`s attitude and ...

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