Changing Roles of Men and Women (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards

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Changing Roles of Men and Women
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What are social roles?

Expected patterns of behaviour based on position in society

What are biological roles?

Behaviours from evolutionary development & physical differences

What are sociological roles?

Behaviours from social learning & cultural influences

What are gender roles?

Social expectations about behaviour based on biological sex

Biological viewpoint on gender roles

Roles develop naturally through evolutionary processes

Arapesh tribe characteristics (Mead study)

Both sexes displayed nurturing & cooperative behaviour

Tchambuli tribe gender roles (Mead study)

Women dominant & assertive; men emotionally dependent

Mead's research conclusion

Biology plays smaller role than thought in gender behaviour

Industrial Revolution impact on women

Women entered workforce in mills, factories, teaching, nursing

Birth control availability impact (1970s)

Gave women control over family planning & career timing

Feminist movement achievements

Equal pay, employment opportunities, family-friendly policies

Gender wage gap in Ireland

Men earn approx. 14% more than women on average

Modern society's path forward on gender

Value human qualities like cooperation & logic regardless of sex

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