Construction Of Gender Roles In Society

To what extent does society have the right to control and impose limits on the thoughts, beliefs, and actions of individuals? It is necessary for society to play some role in imposing limits in order to create accountability for all its citizens, but censoring citizens who view themselves differently than the way the rest of society does is wrong. Contradicting an individual’s own gender identity, and the construction of gender roles are modern forms of social tyranny. These forms of tyranny impedes citizen’s freedom by creating unfair social norms, discrediting struggles of minorities, creates oppressive legislation, promotes discriminatory practices, and makes lives harder for citizens in general.
Gender roles have dictated the characteristics of societies …show more content…
Nearly every society in history has had specific roles men and women played in order for their community to function. In our society, the narrative is identical. Holly Brewer from HealthGuidance.org details dozens on dozens of American traditional gender roles. Typical gender roles based on the social norms for women in our society include: not being able to do basic auto care, women belong in the home, women don’t need to go to college, children are the sole responsibility of the mother, women are not as strong as men therefore can’t be leaders, women are supposed to be submissive, or do as they’re told, and women are quieter, flirtier, and not as smart