Gender Roles in America… Influenced by Stereotypes Gender codes in America have been discussed and debated by many arguing that men in the US are granted more privileges than women in America. There has been many conflicts and controversy over this topic due to the public image associate towards both sexes. Media and entertainment have continuously added fuel to the fire regarding gender codes in America by making this one of the most talked about issues in the United States of America. This issue both concern men and women in our country. Gender roles that have been adopted in the US affect the social statuses of both men and women in America. Americans has been facing these issues for years trying to come up with some solution to
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Society has always portrayed the ideas of male above female, man above women, and boy above girl. This concept has been carried out for centuries and Americans have programmed unconsciously to conform to this type of thinking. This gender hierarchy can be seen all around us with the many signs shown in the media of this idea. In the article "Gender Hierarchy In The Space: The Role Of Gender Status In Shaping The Spatial Agency Bias." written by both Andrea Carnaghi they explain that, “Indeed, people expect that in a male-female pair the male will target and will occupy a high-status role, while the female target will endorse a low-status role” ( Carnaghi 3). Carnaghi explains how Americans unconsciously create a gender hierarchy for themselves. Americans have been taught to believe that one gender is more dominate than the other. But is this true? Men and women in America are constantly in debate of who is most superior and what they bring to the table. But at the end of the day we are all humans no matter our …show more content…
Both films tell the life story of two African-Americans one a woman and the other a man who had somewhat of a similar lifestyle working as servants during the Civil Rights Era. Both were phenomenal films recognized for awards that told the hardships of both characters. However, “The Help” was greatly criticized and received a numerous amount of backlash compared to the support and praise “The Butler” received. Helena Andrews explains in her article “The Butler versus The Help: Gender Matters” that, “Almost immediately, I noticed the stark difference in tone between critical discussion of The Butler and another similarly entitled film, The Help” ( Andrews
Society has always portrayed the ideas of male above female, man above women, and boy above girl. This concept has been carried out for centuries and Americans have programmed unconsciously to conform to this type of thinking. This gender hierarchy can be seen all around us with the many signs shown in the media of this idea. In the article "Gender Hierarchy In The Space: The Role Of Gender Status In Shaping The Spatial Agency Bias." written by both Andrea Carnaghi they explain that, “Indeed, people expect that in a male-female pair the male will target and will occupy a high-status role, while the female target will endorse a low-status role” ( Carnaghi 3). Carnaghi explains how Americans unconsciously create a gender hierarchy for themselves. Americans have been taught to believe that one gender is more dominate than the other. But is this true? Men and women in America are constantly in debate of who is most superior and what they bring to the table. But at the end of the day we are all humans no matter our …show more content…
Both films tell the life story of two African-Americans one a woman and the other a man who had somewhat of a similar lifestyle working as servants during the Civil Rights Era. Both were phenomenal films recognized for awards that told the hardships of both characters. However, “The Help” was greatly criticized and received a numerous amount of backlash compared to the support and praise “The Butler” received. Helena Andrews explains in her article “The Butler versus The Help: Gender Matters” that, “Almost immediately, I noticed the stark difference in tone between critical discussion of The Butler and another similarly entitled film, The Help” ( Andrews