Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Sex and Gender


Sex means male or female, girl or boy.

According to Talcott Parsons, the men have the instrumental role, which means they go to work and provide the material support in the family. 

Parsons also says that women take the expressive role, meaning that they provide the family with nurture and emotional support. They are like stay-at-home mothers who cook and clean for the family. 
There is inequality between men and women. Language used today is an example. This boy is a stud because he is showing his manliness by taking pictures and holding onto two beautiful women.

If someone sees this pciture, they will infer that the girl in the picture is a slut. The word slut is being used in a way that the girl  is surrounded by the opposite sex and loving all the attention that is given to her.

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