History of gender stereotypes

History of gender stereotypes

In primitive society, men engaged in hunting and fighting, women were collectedand parenting. In the agricultural society, live the life of men tilling the farm and women weaving, in feudal society, women are ethical constraints, activities arelimited within the family, men have more social freedom of communication, widely commended is "behavior pattern as an understanding wife and loving mother"and "man".

After entering the capitalist society, women freedom from the shackles of feudalfamily, participate in more social activities. But the traditional concept of gender role is still a man should have the ambition, ambition and independence,behavior of rough bold, dare to compete, namely with "masculinity"; womenshould be compassionate and sensitivity, good housekeeping and child rearing,on gentle and considerate, gentle in manner and quiet, namely with "female temperament". Consistent gender role where its behavior mode and the desired,will be affected by the social acceptance and approval; otherwise, would have been mockery and ridicule people around or rejection. Social open up further,more adult women's participation in social activities, in the past traditional maleoccupation, while men share some housework all the year round by the women do the. Not only that, in the hair, dress and behavior habits, also played asignificant change. This kind of change and further into the contemporary society, accepted by people, become a part of contemporary social culture.Originally, in real life, many men and women behavior is common, only a handful of behavior has characteristics of different gender roles. Even so, only the performance of male or female behavior characteristic of the people is only a very few, most people are more or less some specific characteristics. The so-called "gamy" melted in male and female behavior characteristics in one. The word androgyny comes from two Greek roots Andro (male) gyny (female).Dissemination of such behavior patterns, will be conducive to the traditional concept of gender role conflict eliminated.

http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/15910/1/List-of-Gender-Stereotypes.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_role