The article focuses on how men and women often try to be people that they are not. They often do things to be who they think they should be rather than who they want to be. An example is how a woman may pursue a career in a male dominated field simply to be who the "feminist" society thinks they should be. This is only one of the examples, but the author of the article believes that people should live the lives they want to live for themselves instead of trying to be something they aren't.
The author believes that men care most about money and career advances, while women care most about their family and relationships. Do you believe that this is true? If not, what do you believe is the truth about what men and women care about most?
The author believes that men care most about money and career advances, while women care most about their family and relationships. Do you believe that this is true? If not, what do you believe is the truth about what men and women care about most?
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Yes, I do believe this is true. I think women are just more motherly and family oriented even more so after they have children, while men believe their duty is to provide (job & money). This is why when children are born into a family they women are the "stay at home moms" and if the father wants to be the stay at home Dad society looks at it weird thinking shouldnt the male be out working and providing? I think society is the way it is because we made it that way. We created norms and traditions and thats just what we believe in and heaven forbid anyone take a step across the line of normalcy and all hell breaks loose. Just like with gay marriage, people went against the norms of society and are frowned upon and harrassed if not worse. I strongly believe this article is correctly displaying american society.
I believe that both men and women care about interpersonal relationships, as well as, career advancements and success. However, I think they're prioritized differently based on societal tendencies and natural instincts. Men, since the beginning of human existence, are known for being the providers of the family units. Meanwhile, women rear the children and maintain the living quarters. Men to want to show their dominance, thus working and providing is usually their top priority. Women have that maternal instinct and stay close with the children, therefore homemaking is their top priority, generally. Our societal norms have been influenced heavily by the natural behavior of humans, but there will always be exceptions.
I believe this statement by the author is stereotypical and doesn’t display men and women accurately whatsoever. It is a stereotype that men are the ones who work hard, gain success, and bring home the money for the family. Women are looked upon in society (along with this author) by having the job of tending to the family needs and pleasing the loved ones around her. Why should that pertain only to one side of the relationship? It shouldn’t. There are plenty women today who are striving to reach the top of their business game, in order to ban this stereotype that “men are the only ones successful and concerned with their business career”. In a family or relationship, BOTH the men and women should take part; relationships are not one-way streets. I wouldn’t necessarily say men careless about relationships compared to women because I, along with everyone else can say we’ve seen it go both ways; it depends on the kind of person you are and the values you obtain in a relationship. The man or woman could be just as much at fault as the other… there isn’t a certain gender who takes on a certain role in society, those are stereotypes and some people today are strong enough to break through their labels and give their gender wider advances.
I believe that men and women want different things in some instances. I believe that everyone wants to be happy, healthy, and feel secure. Now what security means to both men and women is where I feel the difference occurs. For women I think to feel secure they need to have solid relationships in which they feel loved (either friendship or romantic) and for men I think security comes in the form of money.
I believ this is true. I think men do focuse more on bringing the money home. while woman take more care of the family i think is mostly because females are more careful, soft, sensative and more lovable while men try to be more masculine. i think these characteristics base on the past and how these differnt characteristics develop, because in the past the men was who had to go and work and bring the money home while the woman responsability was to take care of children, clean, cook and do different stuff in the house. In my opinion they are always happy and if they weren't they will do something about it. Im pretty sure more towards the future it wont be this way.
I agree with the author that men are generally concerned with career success and women focus more on relationships (friendship, romantic, family). I believe it is natural for men to feel like it is their job to provide for themselves and their families because for so many years it has been like that and the male figure has been the "head" of the house. I think that women care more about their children and family and the household in general also because, in history, it was always the woman's job to teach kids, cook, clean and so on. I also think that many people are fine with this norm that society has taken on over the years, and if they are not they simply change their lifestyle. In today's time, it's not hard to find single parents and women having career positions as important as men. I think that some women are urged to become independent and rebel against society's traditional roles of men and women, and they do, even if it's not what they truly want. They may feel that they have to do what other people of the same sex are doing, in order to be loyal to them.
I believe that this article is somewhat stereotypical. This type of topic/issue is very "media-based" too. Many people agree with the article because of certain shows we've watched or movies we saw where men are more focused on career and money, where as women stay at home with the children and do the house work. I feel that women and men have equal or similar views, values and beliefs when it comes to specific things such as a relationship or their career. The difference is only seen in how much effort each partner puts into each category. I think what we all need to realize is that everyone is their own self and not necessarily conforming to a certain persona brought on my stereotypes.
Yes i believe this is true because society made males and females care about what they do.Females are supposed to be the stay at home moms and do the house cleaning and be motherl. While males are supposed to be out providing for his family and if there is a family that is opposite alot of people think that it's not normal. Also females are just naturally more caring and motherly.
Rachel Pac period 1
Generally speaking I think that both men and women care about social status to some degree and the author made a good point about the stereotypical differences in what men and women care about but that only pertains to some people, each individual person has their own set of goals and what they find important in life no matter what their gender is.
I agree with Erin M, in the fact that this article is somewhat stereotypical. I do not think that men care most about money and career advances, and women care most about their family and relationships. I think that men care just as much about family and relationships, the only thing is, is that they may not show it the same way that women do. I feel the whole men belong at work and women belong in the home is very 1950's and out dated. As for what men in women care most about, i just think it depends on who you are and what is important to you, and as Shayne said it does not matter what gender you are.
I think men and women are both the same but women show their maternal side more than men do. But to say that women don't care a lot about money and advances in their own careers is untrue in many cases. Society has changed and the roles of men and women have altered a bit even though men are still seen as the primary money makers.
Mariah G period 1
I definitely think that this is true. This all relates back to the whole idea of the "white pickett fence life." In this traditional life, the women are always at home providing for their family, while the men are always working for the money. On the other hand, today women seem to want to get an education, and a steady job, before thinking of having a family. Today's generations' parents, are still very traditional, but our generation will be the one to break that traditional habit.
I think this article is both true and also a bit stereotypical. Yes it is true that there are alot of men out there who get more joy from earning money and shouldnt be femenine, or care about family or the home, but i also think that people should not have to be bound to stereotypes that society has laid out for them, and instead should do whatever makes them happy, not what makes society happy.
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