[工学]新世纪研究生英语Unit8SexRoles.pptVIP

Unit 8 Sex Roles Group Discussion - To Girls: Dont call the boys! Dont talk to strangers! Its too dangerous! Dont stay out very late! Dont be rude. Behave like a girl! Take good care of your little sister when Morns out. Dont play those violent action games! Only boys play them! …… Group Discussion - To Boys: Dont cry! Cut mamas apron string and be a good boy. (摆脱对母亲的依赖) Boys should be brave and never shed tears whatever happens. Interested in dolls? Boys never play with dolls. …… Pair Work 1/3 Work in pairs and list as many adjectives as possible pertaining to the categories male and female Pair Work 2/3 Male: strong, courageous, smart, objective, intelligent, responsible, decisive, self-conceited, tough, aggressive, manly, fatherly, beastly, powerful, confident, ambitious, self disciplined… Pair Work 3/3 Female: sensitive, emotional, subjective, slim, soft, tender, altruistic, motherly, intelligent, over-worried, sentimental, patient, talkative, gossiping, optimistic, considerate, thoughtful, careful… Talcott Parsons views of gender roles Working in the United States, Talcott Parsons developed a model of the nuclear family in 1955. (At that place and time, the nuclear family was considered to be the prevalent family structure.) It compared a strictly traditional view of gender roles (from an industrial-age American perspective) to a more liberal view. Parsons believed that the feminine role was an expressive one, whereas the masculine role, in his view, was instrumental. He believed that expressive activities of the woman fulfill internal functions, for example to strengthen the ties between members of the family. The man, on the other hand, performed the external functions of a family, such as providing monetary support. The Parsons model was used to contrast and illustrate extreme positions on gender roles. Model A describes total separation of male and female roles, while Model B describes the complete dissolution of barriers between gender roles.