Women belong in the kitchen and men should be the breadwinners for the family. That is the standard way of thinking for the majority of our world. Gender roles have been around for centuries and are present in our lives from the day we are born. People are placed into roles causing them to hold certain values about their gender and the opposite sex. The societal normative for gender roles says we have ‘boy toys’ and ‘girl toys, ' ‘boy clothes’ and ‘girl clothes, ' and ‘boy jobs’ and ‘girl jobs. ' The list can go on and on about the separation of the sexes. This divide starts from the moment of conception; parents start picking names, paint colors, nursery themes and so forth. They question everything regarding boy or girl? Should it be pinks and pastels or blues, greens, and camouflage? For children who fall under the LGBTQ umbrella, these roles have a profound effect on their lives. The societal normative has a harsh effect on the LGBTQ community because they feel like they cannot be themselves and it makes them feel like they are not ‘normal’; defining gender roles and enforcing them has substantial adverse effects on the psyche.
Children are capable of realizing more than we know. According to Carol L. Martin and Diane N. Ruble, authors of …show more content…
For instance, domestic chores, professions, television programs, the way clothes are worn, along with other distinctions. These differences lead to the formation of gender stereotypes which Martin and Ruble explain starts around the age of 2 years (Martin & Ruble 2003). The children begin to realize the basic stereotypes which evolve into relational and physical aggression stereotypes around the age of 4½ years (Martin & Ruble 2003). Their perception of stereotypes and gender roles only continues to grow from there. Moreover, those attitudes are causing harm to
Children are capable of realizing more than we know. According to Carol L. Martin and Diane N. Ruble, authors of …show more content…
For instance, domestic chores, professions, television programs, the way clothes are worn, along with other distinctions. These differences lead to the formation of gender stereotypes which Martin and Ruble explain starts around the age of 2 years (Martin & Ruble 2003). The children begin to realize the basic stereotypes which evolve into relational and physical aggression stereotypes around the age of 4½ years (Martin & Ruble 2003). Their perception of stereotypes and gender roles only continues to grow from there. Moreover, those attitudes are causing harm to