Gender and Roles of Members in the Society

 

Gender
Gender is range of social, physical and biological characteristics of an individual, which differentiate a person from masculine or fiminine. This means that societies have different gender perceptions depending on how their traditions define men and women. The society assigns roles to its members depending on their gender orientations and this means that men and women have different responsibilities, thus, one’s gender should decide his or her role in the society.

Imagine a situation where men are in charge of children in a day care center. The responsibilities of workers in this facility range from providing security to changing the diapers of babies (Fine, 2011). Women have better senses and approaches to taking care of children, for example, they can tell when a child wants to wet its clothes long before it does it.

In addition, they have keen eyes and ears that ensure they understand children better than men do (Healey, 2013). Therefore, a woman will work better than a man in providing babysitting services and this proves that one’s gender should determine his or her role in the society.

Secondly, the biological composition of people differs depending on their sexes. Men have XY chromosomes that have different characteristics from those of women that are XX. Research done by Lisa Cahill suggests that the differences in the anatomy of men and women’s chromosomes make them have psychological variations (Fine, 2011). She argues that their reproductive systems produce different hormones and this makes them behave differently.

Her findings are accurate because it is evident that men are aggressive because of the testosterone hormone that controls the behavior of the individuals. This research was supported by Melvin Konner who found out that women who were given this hormone during pregnancy produced children that scored very high in standard aggression tests.

In addition, individuals’ brains are influenced by their hormones and this means that they behave according to how these chemicals direct them. The difference in cognition levels between men and women is attributed to their sexual orientations. Men have high abilities and prowess in spatial thinking, while women beat them at verbal issues. This explains why most women perform better in languages than men and the opposite is true when it comes to sciences and mathematics (Fine, 2011).

People believe that women are good communicators because they understand how to use language to influence others. Men are afraid of showing their emotions, especially in public places while women do not hesitate to express their feelings whenever they want. A research conducted by Charlotte Smith of Northwestern University revealed that the brains of men and women