Part one of term paper
is the process whereby people learn and adopt the gender that their culture deems appropriate for them (Schwartz & Scott, p. 435). History has show that many cultures still adhere to traditional gender roles even as we come closer to the turn of the century. The United States is considered to be the melting pot of cultural diversity and in ...

Part two of term paper
... apply boundaries to their child’s behavior in an effort to teach them what society accepts as appropriate behavior. Although this has developed into a pattern over the past several hundred years, it is most easily compared to our parents about forty years ago. Parents would have children and expose them to hard labor, domestic responsibilities, and caring for the elderly at a young age. Specific responsibilities were given to the children based on their gender. Boys were subject to hard ...