Childhood Gender Roles

Childhood Roles When a young man or woman is pushed to do something they're not interested in by their parents what choice do they have? Not many choices are given to those boys and girls that live in a Hispanic household or any household. It may all very depend on who pushes them to do what at a young age. Depending on where a child is raised or who is raising it; the outcome of the child may very well be how the child will behave in the future. As we grow, we learn how to behave from those around us. In this social process, children are introduced to certain roles that are typically linked to their sex preferences. If a young boy is raised by a household with typically only women in it, some people may say that he will grow up to be respectful, nice and respects women highly, but maybe that's just how he was raised as a child and was taught manners. Because such a child was raised in an environment with typically only women he is taught the rights and wrongs from a woman's point of view. The term "gender roles" is based on society's concept of how …show more content…
Gender roles are generally either good or bad; they are simply inaccurate assumptions of the male and female. Since each person has individual desires, thoughts, and feelings, regardless of their gender, these stereotypes can sometimes be incredibly wrong or right and do not at all describe the attributes of every person of each gender. Sometimes it can be the exactly opposite with gender roles. Sometimes it can be the male performing the female’s jobs. Only when a person is forced to do a responsibility in which he or she can’t perform. They are forced to learn the ins and outs about it. In the American culture or typically almost in every culture, Gender Roles have traditionally been associated with strength, aggression, passion, will power and education. If one lacks in one of these areas in may be the fall of their gender