High-School Gender Role

Growing up with a single mother i had only one influence of a parent. As a full-time working mother she has done her best to raise my siblings and i by means of modeling, activity exposure ,manipulation and more. My mom would teach us certain ways a lady ,women and mother should act also the ways men should act. She would have all my sisters and i learn how to cook by following her and observing her techniques as well as helping her along the way. This a prime example of activity exposure which according to the text is ,”When girls are encouraged to be mothers little helpers, ,this is an example of activity exposure.”(Strong & Cohen,2014,p.124). For my sisters and i , my mother implemented traditional values and lessons such as cooking, …show more content…
She grew up in the 1960s in a small island of Haiti. There she was raised to become the ideal wife and women. Her value was based on how good of a cook or cleaner or how well she can serve the her husband. I am growing up in modern day American where women are not just seen as domestic service for their husbands. Our concepts are different because i have more modern contemporary views on gender roles . As a current high - school gender roles are very much seen especially in the dating scene . There are rules about dating and courtship that are not blatantly said but basically acceptable. If you ask out a boy then you pay for everything , transportation and all and same visa versa. Other rules include following your crush on all social media and getting to know then that way. A lot of times we see our worth and our beauty based on how many guys we date and who thinks we are attractive. As women it's important to be seen as beautiful in our modern day culture. Today parents influence gender roles less than media outlets. Our concept of what a women and a man is drastically is changing where their are transgendered people and other poeple who has gender identity