Gender Roles
Student Learning Objectives:
1. List several similarities and differences between the expectations of each gender.
2. Recognize that a person's beliefs about roles can influence his or her decisions.
3. Recognize sources of gender role beliefs.
4. List famous men and women throughout history who have filled a variety of roles, including health pioneers
1. List several similarities and differences between the expectations of each gender.
2. Recognize that a person's beliefs about roles can influence his or her decisions.
3. Recognize sources of gender role beliefs.
4. List famous men and women throughout history who have filled a variety of roles, including health pioneers
What does gender role mean anyway?
Gender role: a set of social and behavioral norms that, within a specific culture, are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. Socially accepted gender roles differ widely between different cultures. (Princeton University, 2014).
View the images below.
Do you think they are for boys, girls, or both?
There are NO wrong answers.
Think about why you choose each answer that you did.
Famous Men and Women Over Time
Look at the photos below, do you know who they are?