What roles should men and women play in this modern society?Society has placed expectations to both men and women and both genders has been stereotyped to certain roles in this society.
One might agree that men and women will be on equal footing one day.. BUT do they really believe what they thought they believe in??
Let's find out.
Me and my friends (Jimmy and Essel) did a mini research on this within the area around New Era College in Kajang, to find out what the public really thinks. Our samples covered from 15-35 years old.
Through their answers, we will be able to conclude whether stereotyping do affect how people see the roles of men and women in this modern society.
It might not even in their conscious to know that while they are answering the questionnaire; their every answer is actually affected by the stereotyping of our social culture.
Our MAIN CONCERN...
Is it that men, tend to work more efficiently in professional fields?
It is ARGUABLE.
We would also like to KNOW...
Is it that women should stay at home and do all the housework??
Some would say... Definitely NOT!
But is that what you REALLY think??
Boys, do you help out the housework at home? i mean, frequently?
And then, there's some questions on the gentleness of men...
Is it that men cannot do tender job? Or is it that men should be masculine and they are not suppose to be as tender as a nurse or nanny can be? Just like how this society is expect of a REAL man? (think carefully and truthfully before u answer...)
AND... is it that there will come a day where men and women can stand on equal footing?
"Yes, definitely"
"Yes, but not entirely"
"Definitely not"
Which one describes your stand??
Our samples: 26 male, 24 female..
32 samples are students; 3 lecturers; 5 housewives; 2 businessman; 2 salesperson; 1 radio DJ; 1 security guard; 1 receptionist; 1 clerk; 1 librarian; 1 staff of college.
Questionaire: (only top three percentage listed here)
1) which occupation below do you think is suitable for men? 44 percent chose Pilot and Mechanic; 40 percent chose Lawyer and Construction Worker and 39 percent chose Chef.
(for Qs 1 and 2, the available options are the same.)
2) which occupation below do you think is suitable for women? 47 percent chose Nurse; 39 percent chose Bra salesperson; 38 percent chose Housekeeper.
3) which household chores below do you think is suitable for women? 47 percent chose Cooking and Nuturing children; 43 percent chose babysitting and 35 percent chose mopping the floor.
(for Qs 3 and 4, the available options are the same)
4) which household chores below do you think is suitable for men? 43 percent chose repairing pipes; 41 percent chose Moving heavy objects; 39 percent chose changing light bulbs..
5) Men can also be as gentle as women? 36 percent said YES. (But let's say you meet a man who has the gentleness of a woman.. how you portray of him?)
6) Men and women are on equal footing on the following aspects... 43 percent chose knowledge; 29 percent chose gentleness; 28 percent chose attentiveness. (Options: Knowledge, Gentleness, Physical Fitness, Efficiency, Attentiveness, Reasoning Ability)
7) If you are robbed, under that circumstances, would you prefer a men to help you? 31 percent said YES. (hmm... why is that??? we found that both female and male samples are more to choose YES.)
8) Imagine you have just got home from work around midnight and you feel terribly tired and hungry. Would you prefer your partner to cook for you at this hour? 37 percent said YES. (we found that most who answered YES are male samples.)
Roles of women as portrayed in the society...
societal role as an educator..
societal role as the sex object..
submissive role in the business world..
so what about this...?
Feel strange looking at it?
Men, on the other hand... are the dominant ones in most business arena.. which is very hard to see samples of female CEO.. it's hard when those few who made it, often being portrayed as "strong" "old single women" (if is unmarried) "hormone imbalance" "too independent" by male subordinates..
Conclusion...
According to our analysis, we can conclude that...
through the survey we have done, we can say that most of us are still upholding the traditional thinking. Society placed expectation to both men and women and both genders has been stereotyped to certain societal roles.
Men and women are being differentiated according to their physical fitness, appearance, and their so-called "natural behaviour".
Parents upbringing of a child also contribute to the causes. This is because they are the role model and being the main source of our social knowledge.
Boys, are you born to like playing cars models and not cooking sets or dolls? NO, you are not. Your parents bought you car models and such toys when you are a kid. and that ongoing thing shaped you as a person according to the society's expectation.
Girls, are likewise the same.
Our MAIN CONCERN...
Is it that men, tend to work more efficiently in professional fields?
It is ARGUABLE.
We would also like to KNOW...
Is it that women should stay at home and do all the housework??
Some would say... Definitely NOT!
But is that what you REALLY think??
Boys, do you help out the housework at home? i mean, frequently?
And then, there's some questions on the gentleness of men...
Is it that men cannot do tender job? Or is it that men should be masculine and they are not suppose to be as tender as a nurse or nanny can be? Just like how this society is expect of a REAL man? (think carefully and truthfully before u answer...)
AND... is it that there will come a day where men and women can stand on equal footing?
"Yes, definitely"
"Yes, but not entirely"
"Definitely not"
Which one describes your stand??
Our samples: 26 male, 24 female..
32 samples are students; 3 lecturers; 5 housewives; 2 businessman; 2 salesperson; 1 radio DJ; 1 security guard; 1 receptionist; 1 clerk; 1 librarian; 1 staff of college.
Questionaire: (only top three percentage listed here)
1) which occupation below do you think is suitable for men? 44 percent chose Pilot and Mechanic; 40 percent chose Lawyer and Construction Worker and 39 percent chose Chef.
(for Qs 1 and 2, the available options are the same.)
2) which occupation below do you think is suitable for women? 47 percent chose Nurse; 39 percent chose Bra salesperson; 38 percent chose Housekeeper.
3) which household chores below do you think is suitable for women? 47 percent chose Cooking and Nuturing children; 43 percent chose babysitting and 35 percent chose mopping the floor.
(for Qs 3 and 4, the available options are the same)
4) which household chores below do you think is suitable for men? 43 percent chose repairing pipes; 41 percent chose Moving heavy objects; 39 percent chose changing light bulbs..
5) Men can also be as gentle as women? 36 percent said YES. (But let's say you meet a man who has the gentleness of a woman.. how you portray of him?)
6) Men and women are on equal footing on the following aspects... 43 percent chose knowledge; 29 percent chose gentleness; 28 percent chose attentiveness. (Options: Knowledge, Gentleness, Physical Fitness, Efficiency, Attentiveness, Reasoning Ability)
7) If you are robbed, under that circumstances, would you prefer a men to help you? 31 percent said YES. (hmm... why is that??? we found that both female and male samples are more to choose YES.)
8) Imagine you have just got home from work around midnight and you feel terribly tired and hungry. Would you prefer your partner to cook for you at this hour? 37 percent said YES. (we found that most who answered YES are male samples.)
Roles of women as portrayed in the society...
societal role as an educator..
societal role as the sex object..
submissive role in the business world..
so what about this...?
Feel strange looking at it?
Men, on the other hand... are the dominant ones in most business arena.. which is very hard to see samples of female CEO.. it's hard when those few who made it, often being portrayed as "strong" "old single women" (if is unmarried) "hormone imbalance" "too independent" by male subordinates..
Conclusion...
According to our analysis, we can conclude that...
through the survey we have done, we can say that most of us are still upholding the traditional thinking. Society placed expectation to both men and women and both genders has been stereotyped to certain societal roles.
Men and women are being differentiated according to their physical fitness, appearance, and their so-called "natural behaviour".
Parents upbringing of a child also contribute to the causes. This is because they are the role model and being the main source of our social knowledge.
Boys, are you born to like playing cars models and not cooking sets or dolls? NO, you are not. Your parents bought you car models and such toys when you are a kid. and that ongoing thing shaped you as a person according to the society's expectation.
Girls, are likewise the same.
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