There has been competition between the genders since they have existed. Competition between genders exists to, over time, weed out weaker genetic patterns and establish a strong community of “winners” (in relation to genetics that is). Gender roles over time have changed greatly, especially in the past century. It wasn’t even until 1870 that all men (race and class wise) could vote and then in 1920 with the addition of women's rights in the 19th amendment, America became the most democratic government in history as we know it. But how have gender roles, culture, and other aspects affected competition between genders?
Gender roles have changed the scope of competition between genders the most. In the centuries prior to our own chivalry, …show more content…
Men were in constant competition for women that were within their own class, marriage was more about honor than love. Before we had organized spralling governments we had tribes such as the Anglo-Saxons who settled in England, we don’t know much about older tribes cultures but many tribes of the past century in Africa, Asia, and South America have gender roles and customs that are relative to the tribe's survival. The Tchambuli Tribe of Papua New Guinea have their gender roles completely reversed (in comparison to western society). The women of the tribe are the “bread winners” of the tribe are the managerial, dominant, and impersonal members of the tribe while the men are the less responsible and more emotionally dependent ones. Most marriages are arranged in the tribe to unite tribes together. The most widespread tribe in Africa, The Zulu tribe, is a patriarchal tribe where the man is the head of the family. Marriage traditions of this tribe differ from the Tchambuli Tribe(because they have an obviously different culture) girls of the Zulu tribe chose who they want to marry by sending them a “love letter” of colorful beads, the colors of …show more content…
A benefit is that the customs and traditions of that specific gender continue while a drawback is that it can reinforce stereotypes (i.e. that women are docile and fragile and must be protected and kept away from the matters of politics and war, as believed by many men until recent times). Individualism versus collectivism has been an ongoing debate for
Gender roles have changed the scope of competition between genders the most. In the centuries prior to our own chivalry, …show more content…
Men were in constant competition for women that were within their own class, marriage was more about honor than love. Before we had organized spralling governments we had tribes such as the Anglo-Saxons who settled in England, we don’t know much about older tribes cultures but many tribes of the past century in Africa, Asia, and South America have gender roles and customs that are relative to the tribe's survival. The Tchambuli Tribe of Papua New Guinea have their gender roles completely reversed (in comparison to western society). The women of the tribe are the “bread winners” of the tribe are the managerial, dominant, and impersonal members of the tribe while the men are the less responsible and more emotionally dependent ones. Most marriages are arranged in the tribe to unite tribes together. The most widespread tribe in Africa, The Zulu tribe, is a patriarchal tribe where the man is the head of the family. Marriage traditions of this tribe differ from the Tchambuli Tribe(because they have an obviously different culture) girls of the Zulu tribe chose who they want to marry by sending them a “love letter” of colorful beads, the colors of …show more content…
A benefit is that the customs and traditions of that specific gender continue while a drawback is that it can reinforce stereotypes (i.e. that women are docile and fragile and must be protected and kept away from the matters of politics and war, as believed by many men until recent times). Individualism versus collectivism has been an ongoing debate for