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Subject: Re: Assignment 5 Author: Jennifer Williams [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 13:02:07 07/06/10 Tue In reply to: Dr. magun-Jackson 's message, "Assignment 5" on 11:39:05 07/05/10 Mon >Assignment 5 (Sex roles): July 9 >Social learning theory suggests that parental modeling >of gender roles may play a critical part in gender >role identity development. Reflect on what kinds of >messages or models your own parents demonstrated about >gender. Post your thoughts and a list of common >household tasks delineated by gender. I was raised in a two parent household with both of my parents being highly educated and working full time as scientists. I was never made to feel that my gender should limit me in any area of my life. I was encouraged to try anything that struck my fancy and supported whether or not it worked out. I went through a long line of possible careers throughout my adolescence and early adulthood. I wanted to be everything from a writer to a zoologist. Never once did my parents question anything that I had interest in and they certainly never brought gender into the equation. I'm sure I could have said I wanted to play professional football and my dad would've gone out and bought me cleats and a helmet. I am very thankful for this. I have no idea how she did it, but my mother was responsible for 90% of the housework and also did a lot of the child rearing. I don't necessarily attribute this to her fulfilling expected gender roles though. I look at it more from the point of view that she was a neat freak and very high energy so she needed to stay busy all of the time. My father pitched in when asked but she usually took care of everything before he even noticed it needed to be done. My dad was responsible for the yard work and the finances. He would occasionally do a load of laundry or cook eggs on the odd Saturday morning. He helped with the kids when he could and served as the main disciplinarian in our home. I never really considered my parents as filling the stereotypical gender roles but on paper it looks as though they do. I was also raised in the mid west so I was surrounded by households where there was a stay at home mom and a dad who went to work. Whether it was my surroundings or the fact that my mother did the bulk of the housework in our home growing up, somehow it has transferred down to me. My home now is very much like the one I grew up in. My husband and I both work but I do all of the cooking, cleaning and dog rearing. He will pitch in if I ask but I'm usually so focused on having a clean home that I do things before he has the chance. Here is the division of labor in the house I grew up in and my house now. cooking-woman, man on rare occasion ordering take out-man mopping-woman vacuuming-woman dusting-woman dogs-both paying bills-my dad, me killing bugs-man laundry-woman ironing-woman shopping-woman (unless it's electronics) car maintenance-man fixing things-man yard work-man [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: Assignment 5 Allie Kaufman 08:52:19 07/08/10 Thu