GENDER NORMS- learned from society, culture and generations
Expectations of
MASCULINITY
Competitive, High ego, support family financially, eat meat, sleep, drink, some dependent, support women, hiding emotions, providers, tough, dominance, muscles, tall
physical dominance, power, authority, success
fighters; war
sports/ athletics
suppose to like women
ties, suits,
men more limited than women
FEMININITY
motherhood, serve men, cook, household chores, housewife, work butt off, support the family, today transgressing from norm, independent, looked down upon, emotional, sensitive,
make up, long hair, curves, fashion, smaller than men, petite
WHAT DEFIES THE NORMS?
Sexuality, factions, culture, actions, society
CONSEQUENCES
Division in society, accepting of transgression of norms,
TEACHES NORMS
media, parents, society, church
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