members will be defined and treated. In our society the female gender is looked upon

differently then the male gender. More value is placed on males then females.

In most cultures, what is thought of as manly is more highly valued than what is thought

of as womanly. The article I chose for my essay deals with a study that was conducted

and showed that female teenagers are more prone to chronic health problems than males.

This essay will discuss gender roles and how females are expected to behave a certain

way which therefore makes them seem like the “weaker sex”.

The article I chose was found in the Hamilton Spectator titled, Teen girls see

themselves as sicker then boys:study. This study showed that teenage girls see

themselves as less healthy both physically and mentally. The difference grows as they

get older. At ages twelve to fourteen about three quarters of both boys and girls reported

very good or excellent health. By the ages of fifteen to seventeen it dropped two thirds

for girls while it stayed the same for boys according to a survey of 13,000 teenagers.

they tend to believe everything they see because they are so venerable. A lot of

mothers to attend to their babies, and since boys are likely to be more irritable then girls,

are more socialized to be macho and keep their feelings to themselves. The newspaper

alter stereotypes, which they most often do.

Some topics in this essay:
Hamilton Spectator, , female gender, gender roles, express feelings, six percent, social learning theory, girl boy, twelve fourteen, fifteen seventeen, girls themselves, reported excellent, psychotropic drugs,