Stereotypical Gender Roles

Introduction Have you ever image the world without having any stereotypical roles? How would that affect our perspectives on gender roles? In this paper I will be discussing how gender roles are portrayed in the media and how gender roles have been impacting the community. The media is always portraying gender roles in stereotypical ways, such as males are seen as leaders and their personalities are rude and aggressive, whereas females are seen at home taking care of the children and being nurturing. Media plays a huge role because many current television shows air programs that demonstrate stereotypical roles. For example, Modern Family is categorizing Hispanic women as loud, having a thick accent, and only good for their looks, such as …show more content…
Some examples are, Modern Family, The Simpson’s and Two and a Half Men, just to name a few. However, I am just going to focus on the television show Modern Family. Modern Family is a very well know show because of the different types of characters and each character has a unique personality, but does the audience pay attention to how the characters are portrayed? Gloria, one of the characters, is Latin and in the show she is portrayed as a woman without any type of education, loud, outspoken, and having a thick accent. Claire, another character, is portrayed as a stay-at-home mother, taking care of the children, and being nurturing. According to Modern Family and the Mainstream, both Gloria and Claire fit in stereotypical roles. Simon and Hoyt (2013) argue that stereotypical images of women can have a negative perspective and can affect how women are seen outside of television shows. Simon and Hoyt (2013), also argue that having negative perspectives of women can lead to low creditability in the workforce and in their leadership skills. However, there have been current television shows that do not portray women in stereotypical