Society has a way of thinking and an expectation of gender roles, these roles have been inserted into society for so long that it what at some pint abnormal to see otherwise. These roles have been labeled as “masculinity” and “femininity.” The fact that the word masculinity is placed before femininity is an example of male dominance. It has become so normal for males to be placed in a superior standard. In “Thank Heaven for Little Boys,” “Women are Just Better,” Twilight , and the Netflix series Being Marry Jane, Men and Women violate as well as uphold the concepts of masculinity and femininity. Society has held certain expectations of reach gender, since an early age. For example, boys are dressed and expected to like the color blue meanwhile
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But this does not mean that other believes have not been challenged. Such as a family must consist of one male and one female, this no longer applies to todays society. It is not an idea that is fully accepted around the world but there is a form of acceptance. In the article "Thank Heaven for Little Boys” by Ana Veciana-Suarez states, “Boys will be boys and girls will be girls.” This is placing children into certain categories, and accepting behaviors based on their gender for being under the “norm” of their gender. Children are pressured to fall in these cottages by the parental authority, making some children frustrated or in some cases depressed. In the movie Twilight Jacob imprints the baby therefore claiming her as his, giving the male figure authority over the female. Men and Women are expected to take on a certain role this goes in every aspect such as in a family environment as well as in a work …show more content…
For example couples may go through life without thinking that they also fall into these gender role, mostly because it may look absolute normal to do so. In the movie Twilight the males protect their women throughout the entire movie, and not at one point does it look abnormal. The women are fine with being protected and guided by the men. In Being Mary Jane she has her male neighbor take out the trash bin for her not because she in paled to do so, but because it is believe for men to be stronger than women, therefore more capable of pulling the trash bins o the street. She feels secure having a male figure in her life, even in the smallest forms since she is not
But this does not mean that other believes have not been challenged. Such as a family must consist of one male and one female, this no longer applies to todays society. It is not an idea that is fully accepted around the world but there is a form of acceptance. In the article "Thank Heaven for Little Boys” by Ana Veciana-Suarez states, “Boys will be boys and girls will be girls.” This is placing children into certain categories, and accepting behaviors based on their gender for being under the “norm” of their gender. Children are pressured to fall in these cottages by the parental authority, making some children frustrated or in some cases depressed. In the movie Twilight Jacob imprints the baby therefore claiming her as his, giving the male figure authority over the female. Men and Women are expected to take on a certain role this goes in every aspect such as in a family environment as well as in a work …show more content…
For example couples may go through life without thinking that they also fall into these gender role, mostly because it may look absolute normal to do so. In the movie Twilight the males protect their women throughout the entire movie, and not at one point does it look abnormal. The women are fine with being protected and guided by the men. In Being Mary Jane she has her male neighbor take out the trash bin for her not because she in paled to do so, but because it is believe for men to be stronger than women, therefore more capable of pulling the trash bins o the street. She feels secure having a male figure in her life, even in the smallest forms since she is not