Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Eureka Moment 2
At my job last week, two women I work with had different views on the stereotypes of masculine and feminine jobs. The two women are separated by forties years and two different generational ideology. The older woman is in her sixties and she has the old perceptions of male and female jobs. She believes a man should do the heavy lifting and a woman should do the lighter work. She has a heavy cart loaded with supplies she calls the "man cart", because the cart is heavy to push. During shop class, she expect me to push the cart, because I am male without asking me first. The other woman is in her early twenties has a different perception and she believes the job is equal between the two sexes. She was taught by her mother that a woman can do any job a man can do when they put their mind to it. I think it is interesting the difference between the two philosophies with women from different generations. The younger woman makes it a point of pushing the cart from time to time to model a behavior of equality to the students in the classroom. I am surprise the debate is still happening in the modern workplace.
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Response 1
ReplyDeleteAshley
The perceptions of masculine and feminine roles are changing in society and a classroom is a good place to help with process. You did something that is very different in a childcare facility. Most childcare and classroom teachers confirm to the gender identity and roles they were taught or model by adults, when they were younger. I work in a school with older students and I am starting to notice how I am assigning job gear towards the sex of the child. The boys I give masculine and the girls feminine jobs assignment. Since taking this class, I am having the students pick their jobs and I am trying to support male students in doing job I consider before feminine jobs. I was sub-consciously assigning jobs on the way I was taught. Maybe the younger generation will have an open-mind towards and establish new gender role not determine by their biological sex.
June 4, 2010 2:50 PM
Response 2
ReplyDeleteNicole
The media influences social values through reality television shows. The gatekeepers or writers have an opportunity to shape cultural values through mass media. The media tells us how we are to feel about the behaviors of the television characters. Reality television can be addicted at times and every form of mass media is flowed reality type formats. The draw is that the shows try to be as real as possible by having ordinary people as the cast. One line made from an ordinary citizen, Joe the plumber, made national news and part of the presidential debate in 2008. The women at my job talk about the different reality TV shows at lunch time, like you they can tell every little detail about the characters. The drama of reality television shows is gear to a certain type of personality. I have the same complaint with my wife, when she wants to talk about her shows. Some people are interested in drama and some enjoy action pack. The men and differences between women are by how we communicate by our gender. My favorite reality television show is the “Deadliest Catch”. The show is film in the Bering Sea and it is about crab fishermen. . I watch the “Deadliest Catch” for the suspense to see, if anyone is going to die by going into the sea. The Mole is a show that my wife and I can watch together, because it’s a mystery show. The shows are an addict part of our culture.