Gender roles in modern society : is there anything wrong with it?
Gender roles have dictated a set of responsibilities that males and females are expected to follow in a society. The division of labour was the primary reason for the establishment of different roles in traditional societies. However, critics have argued against its validity and applicability in thi...
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| author | Peck, Yong Xiang. |
| author2 | Michael David Gumert |
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| description | Gender roles have dictated a set of responsibilities that males and females are expected to follow in a society. The division of labour was the primary reason for the establishment of different roles in traditional societies. However, critics have argued against its validity and applicability in this modern society. Gender inequality due to the structure of gender roles is one the main issues highlighted by feminists. Using Tinbergen’s four levels of behavioural explanation, this review attempts to analyse the factors that allow gender roles to exist through these times. This review will also discuss whether it is necessary to promote changes to gender roles and the implications of doing so in light of several suggestions from the existing literature. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/488902019-12-10T12:42:02Z Gender roles in modern society : is there anything wrong with it? Peck, Yong Xiang. Michael David Gumert School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology Gender roles have dictated a set of responsibilities that males and females are expected to follow in a society. The division of labour was the primary reason for the establishment of different roles in traditional societies. However, critics have argued against its validity and applicability in this modern society. Gender inequality due to the structure of gender roles is one the main issues highlighted by feminists. Using Tinbergen’s four levels of behavioural explanation, this review attempts to analyse the factors that allow gender roles to exist through these times. This review will also discuss whether it is necessary to promote changes to gender roles and the implications of doing so in light of several suggestions from the existing literature. Bachelor of Arts 2012-05-10T07:30:16Z 2012-05-10T07:30:16Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48890 en Nanyang Technological University 42 p. application/pdf |
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| title | Gender roles in modern society : is there anything wrong with it? |
| title_full | Gender roles in modern society : is there anything wrong with it? |
| title_fullStr | Gender roles in modern society : is there anything wrong with it? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender roles in modern society : is there anything wrong with it? |
| title_short | Gender roles in modern society : is there anything wrong with it? |
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| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology |
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