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Change in Gender RolesThe variation within gender roles and the work realm is ever changing. Presently inAmerica, most men and women integrate between family and work. In a traditional family, thefather is considered the breadwinner, leaving the mother to be the homemaker. The breadwinnermakes money for others, such as paying the household bills, and is sometimes called theprovider. The homemaker, on the other hand, takes care of duties around the house, such ascooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children. Many have researched the topic of genderroles, but I argue that these roles are a personal choice. For example, if a woman doesn’t want tobe a stay-at-home mother, then she should by all means choose a different career. Traditionalexpectations for men would be, “the independent leader and breadwinner, tough and strong andmasculine. (Hillman)Gender roles often begin from the time a child is born; a little boy may be tightlysnuggled in a blue blanket while a little girl might be in a pink blanket. Children become moreaware of their roles at an extremely young age. Children tend to process their gender in whichthe toys they are given. Little girls tend to play with baby dolls, barbie dolls, and even might playhouse. While boys on the other hand tend to spend their time playing with hot wheels, trucks andeven football or basketball. It is not abnormal for boys and girls to refer to each other withhaving “cooties”. Girls are told that it is not nice to hit boys while boys are hotheaded and told tobottle their emotions inside.As children grow older into more mature adults, women are taught to be housewife’s.Traditionally speaking, it was very normal for women to be the homemaker of the house, be the ReferenceBosoni, Maria Letizia. “‘Breadwinners’ or ‘Involved Fathers?’ Men, Fathers and Work in Italy.”Journal of Comparative Family Studies, vol. 45, no. 2, Mar. 2014, pp. 293–315.EBSCOhost, doi:10.3138/jcfs.45.2.293.Hillman, Matty. “Men Who Care: The Residential Setting as an Opportunity for Male GenderDevelopment.” Relational Child & Youth Care Practice, vol. 31, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 42–49. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=129690036&site=ehost-live.

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