Essays on Gender Roles

Gender roles in the society have been talked about for years, but ever since the pandemic hit the world, there is an increased emphasis on the questionability of the prevalent gender roles. Since the dawn of civilization, gender roles based on the binaries of male and female have dictated masculine and feminine traits that we…

There is a clear difference between the physical, emotional, social, and mental states of a man and a woman. A male is seen as dominant, strong, aggressive, and impulsive. The person in the relationship that does all the hard work and makes the important decisions. A woman is seen as submissive, weak, passive, and motherly….

In this article by Thomas Carter, he outlines the social relations of power in sports and how power can be reflect the ideology of sports being who is involved within the sport. Carter explains how power and sport have a relationship embodies the athletic body and the social body. Carter critiques the study of sports…

Through the 18th and 19th century the role of woman has been to be subordinate to her husband, raise children, and to stay home and keep house. Currently in the 20th and 21st centuries the role of woman has become almost as an equal to the male in many ways. In A Doll’s House by…

Gender roles are basically defined as socially constructed roles that society considers proper to men and women. Gender role plays a big role in this story and in the Greek society as well. The play, “Antigone”, determines that Haimon and Antigone challenge gender roles while Ismene perpetuates. Haimon stands up for woman and condractics societal…

As I have observed how communication is influenced by gender for three days, I was able to determine recurring patterns that remained predominantly the same in different settings, among complete strangers and my acquaintances alike. Consequently, I think that the most significant messages of communicated gender in my social environment are centered around stereotypical expectations…

There is an exaggerated amount of stereotypes about various groups of people brought up and supported by our society. The most common and most unnoticed stereotypes are gendered stereotypes. Day to day we subconsciously expect males and females to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct themselves based upon their assigned sex. An example of this…

God of War (2018) was developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is an action-adventure game that takes place after God of War III. The original creator of the game is David Jaffe and Cory Barlog directs this installment in the series. It was released 20 April 2018 and is…

Since the beginning of time, gender roles have been a major part of what made up the general rules of society. Gender roles can be seen in every aspect of living such as workplace, marriage, schools and the way society functions. As much as gender roles dominate in society, the rules of gender roles dominate…

The two plays I will be focusing on are The Playboy of the Western World by JM Synge and Juno and the Paycock by Sean O’Casey I will discuss gender roles and class deeply and conjure up exactly what they are like in each play. Beginning with The Playboy of the Western World the dating…