Conventional Gender Roles and their Implications
In all socities of the world, there exist traditional roles ascribed and associated with different gender. Persons belonging to either group have to therefore live up to the expectations assigned to their gender by the society. An individual who acts in a way contrary to their assigned gender may be considered to be abnormal. The society has often used the term gender and sex to interchangeably to refer to the biological appearance of an individual. However, an article in the “Gender Spectrum” (2014) defines sex as the biological attributes such as reproductive organs and hormones and the genitalia used to identify a person as either male or female at birth. The article defines gender as a persons multi-dimensional aspect that involves one’s physical biological sex make up, his/her expression of the roles expected or assigned to that gender and one’s internal perception of being of a particular gender (par. 1). Gender will therefore dictate what and who we are and what we are expected to live up to from the moment we are born and it is influenced by our environment, peers and religion (“Gender Spectrum”, 2014). Gender diversity is a personal preference of engaging in activities that are not traditionally assigned to their gender (“Gender Spectrum”, 2014). To avoid confussion it would be necessary to make the assumption that an individual biological sex identity assigns him/her gender specific roles as specified by the society as is mostly understood. Arthropologists have classified different role assignment to women and men primarily as a result of their biological differences (Sudha, 2000). Men were traditionally expected to perform tasks that we...
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In conclusion, women have achieved alot in terms of gender diversity, a woman may enjoy the freedom while she is still single and independent. The moment she settles down to start a family, she encounters restricting conventional gender roles she has to naturally adopt to as a woman with a family that she can never delegate. These restrictions to stick to conventional gender responsibilties are embraced by women in marriages who seem to have adopt to them and as a show of love and care to their families.
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Das, S.,M. & Gupta, K., V. (1995). Gender roles and Family Analysis. M.D. Publications Pvt Ltd
Gender Spectrum (2014). Understanding Gender. Retrieved on April 6th,2014 from https://www.genderspectrum.org/understanding-gender Sudha, K.D (2000). Gender Roles. APH Publishing.
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