Gender Roles and Society
- ️Amy M. Blackstone
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
Human Ecology: An Encyclopedia of Children, Families, Communities, and Environments
Publisher location
Santa Barbara
Abstract/ Summary
Gender roles are based on the different expectations that individuals, groups, and societies have of individuals based on their sex and based on each society's values and beliefs about gender. Gender roles are the product of the interactions between individuals and their environments, and they give individuals cues about what sort of behavior is believed to be appropriate for what sex. Appropriate gender roles are defined according to a society's beliefs about differences between the sexes.
Repository Citation
Blackstone, Amy. 2003. "Gender Roles and Society." Pp 335-338 in Human Ecology: An Encyclopedia of Children, Families, Communities, and Environments, edited by Julia R. Miller, Richard M. Lerner, and Lawrence B. Schiamberg. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. ISBN I-57607-852-3
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© 2003 ABC-CLIO
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