Bourgeoisie Gender Roles

Gender played a critical role in the progression of the European bourgeoisie and the working class because of the specific roles each gender was expected to do. The bourgeoisie class could not truly be measured by wealth but more by the expected family life and the roles each family member were presumed to play in society. The bourgeoisie class was above the working class for a number of reasons one being that the man of the family had a good job one with a high position that did not require working with their hands unlike that of a working class man. Another staple to a bourgeoisie family was what the wife did. The wife could not simply do all the chores of the house because she would be considered “dirty” she needed to be seen as a lady …show more content…
Before it was thought children should be viewed as little adults then the idea of raising and teaching children became a necessity for mothers of the time sense their gender role was seen as a nurturing and passive role a child needed. This new role of motherhood created an entirely new job role for mothers along with still being a housewife. However, a downfall of mothers playing the mother role occurred, the gender roles were becoming even more defining to people. Men and women were seen as polar opposites with men having characteristics of being strong, smart, and rational while women were emotional and motherly. Women were not seen as important because they were viewed as not having the qualities that men did. So the father was given the authority and dictator role while the mother was the easy one that babied the …show more content…
But who gave the idea of this needed gender role? Parents raise their children to know their role in the household and what role they will play when they are in their own household. These children learn this and teach it to their children after them and therefore leaving the widespread of society with the belief that they cannot reach outside of their gender role (specifically women). “The process of creating gender distinctions discursively to circumscribe women’s work went hand in hand with the occupational segregation of women in production (Gender and Class,