Gender Competition In Society

Gender Competition
The existence of mankind is in part favoured to the drive one has to become better than the other. This can be observed between the different genders of the human species. The culture, roles, and gender typing that occurs plays a key role in the competition that occurs.
In the American culture, The views of the genders and their roles are very mixed and versatile. In the United States, today, there are many opportunities to become successful and content with your life choices. With this present, there is still room for adjustment and improvement. The view of women being inferior to men is unfortunately still present in some cases of employment and any other form of work outside of a home. With this in effect, women become more aggressive in their challenging of these stereotypes that have labeled them. This adds another variable of competition in the ever growing equation of …show more content…
In an individualistic culture, it is common and widely accepting of any type of effort made by an individual to better themselves and achieve a higher form of status. Whether it be mentally, in the workplace, or in the world. This view and acceptance creates an environment that makes it easier, for lack of a better term, to be successful in the view of your culture. In regards to the competition between genders, a more level playing field is set out between them as they compete against each other. With collectivism, everyone works together as a whole to better their conditions. With this unity, there is still room for specified roles that are handed out. Even though the society is acting as a whole, the individual genders may still be limited to what is expected of them from their culture. This may cause little room for change and or competition between the two. This can be a good or bad thing depending on your views and the