Socially constructing the role of a woman is quite different from the role of a man. A man has the power. They are the ones who have the upper hand. They are the providers and women are the caregivers. As one of my professors once said, “In a family, the man is the gasoline in the car and the women is air freshener.” In other words, a family is dysfunctional without the man in the household and is still functional without the woman. Males grow up playing with supposedly manly things such as tools. Inside the television series, ”Home Improvement”, is a television show called “Tool Time”. The star of that show

You are born crying into a blaze of bright lights. Your first picture is taken with a little pink bow in your hair and you are taken home in little pink pajamas. Are you a boy or a girl? We were taught by our society that pink is a feminine color so therefore, you are a girl. It is obvious when you look at the baby dressed in pink, the baby is a girl because the color pink signifies the gender. If you ask a little girl what her favorite color is, she will most likely tell you pink. From the television show, Power Rangers, the girl power rangers are pink and yellow, which are soft, warm, harmless colors. On a girl’s fifth birthday, she usually receives a doll. Television ads advertise dolls with only girls playing with them. By the age of five, a child is taught that only girls play with dolls. By doing so, they are practicing in the role of motherhood. “Little boys are expected to roll around in the dirt and explore. Girls should keep their hands clean and play with their dolls” (Kantrwitz 442) A statement like this is a result of the public discourse in American society. If a girl goes out to play with the boys, she is called a “tom boy.” Instead, she should be playing house pretending to have a family consisting of a mother, father, and a baby. Television shows such as “Leave it to Beaver”, gives viewers representation of the perfect family and you will notice that the mom is always in the kitchen. It identifies where women belong. In every episode, the father goes to work everyday, handles the money, and solves the problems. Barbara Kantrowitz says that machines like the microwave and the dishwasher are meant to be used by females (442). Looking throu

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