Gender Roles
Since the beginning of mankind, specific activities have been performed by men or women based on their physical activity. Society has always classified everything in two different categories; masculine and feminine. For instance, drinks, color, hobbies, jobs, and roles have specific genders based on what society has determined to be girly or manly. Moreover, homosexuals have been more affected by this because society has tried to identify the gender role of each person involved in the relationship. Although society has embraced gender stereotype as a regular norm, gender stereotype should not be embraced because it only limits the person to perform certain activities, apply for certain jobs, wear or use a specific color based on the gender.
Society has defined gender roles as a social norm that should be accepted and followed by every person that identifies themselves as a man or a woman. Dictionary.com defines gender role as, “the public image of being a particular gender that a person presents to others” Furthermore, this social norm should not only be followed by heterosexual people, but also by gay people according to society. It does not make sense for gay people to have a gender role because the …show more content…
Nonetheless, not everyone tries to find out the gender role in a gay couple because there is people understand that a gay relationship is formed by individuals of the same gender that like each other. A while ago a very close gay friend explained how gay couples do not think about being masculine or feminine; For example, if a man from a gay couple cleans the house, it is simply seen as a nice gesture and not as an expected gesture based on him being the woman of the
Since the beginning of mankind, specific activities have been performed by men or women based on their physical activity. Society has always classified everything in two different categories; masculine and feminine. For instance, drinks, color, hobbies, jobs, and roles have specific genders based on what society has determined to be girly or manly. Moreover, homosexuals have been more affected by this because society has tried to identify the gender role of each person involved in the relationship. Although society has embraced gender stereotype as a regular norm, gender stereotype should not be embraced because it only limits the person to perform certain activities, apply for certain jobs, wear or use a specific color based on the gender.
Society has defined gender roles as a social norm that should be accepted and followed by every person that identifies themselves as a man or a woman. Dictionary.com defines gender role as, “the public image of being a particular gender that a person presents to others” Furthermore, this social norm should not only be followed by heterosexual people, but also by gay people according to society. It does not make sense for gay people to have a gender role because the …show more content…
Nonetheless, not everyone tries to find out the gender role in a gay couple because there is people understand that a gay relationship is formed by individuals of the same gender that like each other. A while ago a very close gay friend explained how gay couples do not think about being masculine or feminine; For example, if a man from a gay couple cleans the house, it is simply seen as a nice gesture and not as an expected gesture based on him being the woman of the