Empires in the 19th century relied primarily on gender roles to be able to function and succeed in the world. Gender was very essential to empires and the way they provided roles for all of the people in the empire. Roles helped the empire function by allowing each person to know exactly where they fit and what their expectations were. Many empires were focused on different roles for each gender and the expectations for each gender and class were sufficient in where they stand. Gender was central to many modern empires including; India, Igbo and the United States, they each focused on different tasks that the women and men would be expected to do and how they were expected to act. Additionally, these gender roles influenced many aspects of
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Distinct gender roles in the Igbo community were only men were allowed to participate in the spirit mask ceremony, and women were able to be prostitutes as long as they were not married. In the Igbo community, they have a ceremony that makes a man superior known as a spirit mask ceremony. Men participate in the ceremony to become a man that is superior, an elder to the men in the community. The spirit mask ceremony is the only symbol in their community that separates a man from a women. Women were not allowed to participate in the mask ceremonies. Prostitution was welcomed as long as the woman was not married. Women were in charge of themselves and were not expected to look up to the men. During this time, the British were indirectly controlling the Igbo community. King Ahebi had left the Igbo community to help the British. However, the Igbo allowed her to return because she was an insider. She was considered an insider because she grew up in the Igbo community and her family still lived there. She was secretly working to help the British completely take over the community. She was able to help the British because she knew English, and she wanted to be in control. The British Empire assigned her roles such as; headman, warrant officer, and eventually king (Class Notes, 10/26/15). Due to her high status in the community wanted to be initiated with a …show more content…
During the 1900 's, white men and women in the United States were assigned very specific gender roles. Men were proactive, the bread winners, leaders, soldiers, and men held the highest authoritative role. Women were in charge of reproduction, taking care of the family, and supporting the men. They operated locally and were teachers to the young (Class notes, 10/12/15). Since being able to do certain tasks made you a man or woman, the United States started the Boy Scouts to teach the necessities to becoming a man. The Boy Scouts is still around today, and it is a club many children belong to that has taught them the key skills to becoming a man and great leaders in the future. It teaches skills such as; service, personal improvement, team bonding, and friendship. All these are roles that they will need to know when they become leaders. The Boy Scouts in the 1900 's taught boys the meaning of manliness. It taught outdoor skills, physical strength, chivalrous, bravery, protection of yourself and others, and most importantly loyalty to God, nation, scouts, and family (Boy Scouts Handbook, Chapter 1). In the United States, the gender roles were copied from the Europeans. The Boy Scouts made men dominant by being leaders and providing for the families, while the women were in charge of taking care of
Distinct gender roles in the Igbo community were only men were allowed to participate in the spirit mask ceremony, and women were able to be prostitutes as long as they were not married. In the Igbo community, they have a ceremony that makes a man superior known as a spirit mask ceremony. Men participate in the ceremony to become a man that is superior, an elder to the men in the community. The spirit mask ceremony is the only symbol in their community that separates a man from a women. Women were not allowed to participate in the mask ceremonies. Prostitution was welcomed as long as the woman was not married. Women were in charge of themselves and were not expected to look up to the men. During this time, the British were indirectly controlling the Igbo community. King Ahebi had left the Igbo community to help the British. However, the Igbo allowed her to return because she was an insider. She was considered an insider because she grew up in the Igbo community and her family still lived there. She was secretly working to help the British completely take over the community. She was able to help the British because she knew English, and she wanted to be in control. The British Empire assigned her roles such as; headman, warrant officer, and eventually king (Class Notes, 10/26/15). Due to her high status in the community wanted to be initiated with a …show more content…
During the 1900 's, white men and women in the United States were assigned very specific gender roles. Men were proactive, the bread winners, leaders, soldiers, and men held the highest authoritative role. Women were in charge of reproduction, taking care of the family, and supporting the men. They operated locally and were teachers to the young (Class notes, 10/12/15). Since being able to do certain tasks made you a man or woman, the United States started the Boy Scouts to teach the necessities to becoming a man. The Boy Scouts is still around today, and it is a club many children belong to that has taught them the key skills to becoming a man and great leaders in the future. It teaches skills such as; service, personal improvement, team bonding, and friendship. All these are roles that they will need to know when they become leaders. The Boy Scouts in the 1900 's taught boys the meaning of manliness. It taught outdoor skills, physical strength, chivalrous, bravery, protection of yourself and others, and most importantly loyalty to God, nation, scouts, and family (Boy Scouts Handbook, Chapter 1). In the United States, the gender roles were copied from the Europeans. The Boy Scouts made men dominant by being leaders and providing for the families, while the women were in charge of taking care of