Document Type

Book Chapter

Title

Gender Roles and Society

Authors

Amy M. Blackstone, University of Maine - MainFollow

Editor

Julia R. Miller

Richard M. Lerner

Lawrence B. Schiamberg

Publication Title

Human Ecology: An Encyclopedia of Children, Families, Communities, and Environments

Publisher

ABC-CLIO

Publication Date

8-2003

Publisher location

Santa Barbara

First Page

335

Last Page

338

Abstract/ Summary

Gender roles are based on the different expectations that individuals, groups, and societies have of individuals based on their sex and based on each society's values and beliefs about gender. Gender roles are the product of the interactions between individuals and their environments, and they give individuals cues about what sort of behavior is believed to be appropriate for what sex. Appropriate gender roles are defined according to a society's beliefs about differences between the sexes.

Repository Citation

Blackstone, Amy. 2003. "Gender Roles and Society." Pp 335-338 in Human Ecology: An Encyclopedia of Children, Families, Communities, and Environments, edited by Julia R. Miller, Richard M. Lerner, and Lawrence B. Schiamberg. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. ISBN I-57607-852-3

Publisher Statement

© 2003 ABC-CLIO

Version

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