The Role Of Gender In Family Structure

Families and gender are connected and you cannot study one without studying the other. Within the family structure are different roles that are the foundation of gender, society, and individual personality. The changing roles of husbands, wives and children within a family institution Cohen (2015), have changed from your typical ideology basically because families are difficult to define. There are so many different varieties in terms of living arrangements, customs and relationships, therefore family roles are needed to define institutionalized relationships and gender roles are needed to define societal relationships. Both family and gender are necessary to have socialization, intimacy, childbearing lifestyles and caring work in today’s family structure (Cohen, 2015). Family structure being individualized, seems to be the reason sociologist struggle with the concept that gender identity and beliefs are built by socialization. Although there exist traditional nuclear families that imitate “Leave it to Beaver” and “The Cosby Show” where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife do all the domestic work the traditional subservient and dominant roles of gender within a family. Nowadays we are seeing more families with feminist views about the modern family. The women are breaking glass ceilings …show more content…
Men and women boys and girls differences are not defined solely biologically Cohen (2015), but consist of a combination of social and biological preferences to complete the norm. In families, children’s names have increased in diversity and are more gender neutral breaking into equality and changes in society. How many times have families decided on the name Stevie for boys and girls or other similar names. It comes down to diversity and choice, and families are in these days more accepting of gender equality and