Gender Roles and Relationships

Gender Role

• The public image of being male or female that a person presents to others.

• The way people act as a man or a woman is linked to culture.

What are some female gender stereotypes?

• Emotional• Nurturing• Clean• Good mother• Takes care of the house• Can’t drive• Nag

What are some male gender stereotypes?

• Tough• Unemotional• Breadwinner• Messy• Don’t ask for directions• Good at math and science

Do you think you fit into these gender stereotypes?

Why or why not?

What’s wrong with stereotypes?

• They’re usually not true!• They can be hurtful• A lot of people fit into both male and

female sexual stereotypes

Is it very important for a wife/female partner to…

• Put family before anything else?• Provide a good income?• Be good at household chores?• Be well educated?• Be a good mother?• Be a good sexual partner?

Is it very important for a husband/male partner to…

• Put family before anything else?• Provide a good income?• Be good at household chores?• Be well educated?• Be a good father?• Be a good sexual partner?

Source: Time/Pew Research Center Poll. Retrieved online from http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2031973,00.html