Changing Gender Roles Research

The world is changing everyday, every minute, and even every second. Something is always changing. Change is a part of life, and if you can’t handle the change then you will have a hard time in life. The one thing that hasn’t really changed is gender roles between men and women. Gender roles refers to the society 's expectation on how men and women should behave. Although some people don’t think gender roles fit into society, most gender roles fit very well.
Everyone has heard of traditional gender roles, but do they know what they really are. Masculine roles are usually represented by strength, aggression and dominance. Men are expected to be strong, and if they aren’t they are considered weak (“Gender”). Men have it harder than women because women are naturally motherly. Some men are naturally softer than other men and they have to either try hard to be “manly” or get picked on because they are considered “too soft”. Men should be allowed to be soft because I don’t want to have a husband that is too hard especially with children. While feminine roles are usually represented by passivity, nurturing, and subordination. Women have always been expected to be friendly, …show more content…
Will there still be gender roles? Most likely, but that makes a balance in the world. The men can have a job to do and the women can have a job to do. Will the gender roles be as set and stone as they used to be? No, there will always be a woman that wants to be a welder or a mechanic and a man who wants to cook or take care of his children while his wife is working. Children should not grow up thinking they have to act a certain way or not play with a certain toy just because of gender roles. There is still a place for gender roles in society, just not a very big one. The world is changing every day, every minute, and every second there is no way of stopping it people just have to deal with