In our society, there are specific gender roles that dictate our behavior and expectations. Gender roles are a set of social and behavioral norms that are generally considered appropriate for either a man or a woman in a social relationship. These preexisting roles may dictate the opportunities one may experience throughout the course of their lives. For example, many believe that men should have more access to education because they will be more likely to enter the workforce while women should be more focused on raising children and learning specific household tasks such as cooking and cleaning. Gender roles will also dictate what toys we play with, what games we play, or what sports we participate in.
The sports men and women participate is a very interesting trend in gender roles. Men have a wide range in what sports they decide to play while women have a rather condensed range of sports they can play. Men are expected to play sports such as football, baseball, basketball, etc. while women are expected to play volleyball, softball, soccer, basketball, tennis, and gymnastics. Women are restricted in joining certain sports such as baseball or football and men are able to join almost all sports without any problems. If a woman wants to join baseball or football they may get some ridicule from society as they will be violating a norm in sports if they decide to participate in these sports. It will be interesting to see if our society is willing to change its expectations and allow women to participate in “men’s sports”.
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