A gender role is defined as a set of perceived behavioural norms associated particularly with males or females, in a given social group or system. The clip shows a generalisation of the actions and behaviours of the two genders. Some may find the video clip to be realistic and true to a large extent as they have witnessed or come across such circumstances in life. However, others may be critical and said that it is just a stereotypical view of males and females. Well, our group agrees with this stand. The pervasiveness of the media has contributed largely to the way society perceives each gender to behave or act. These beliefs have been embedded in our consciousness that many think that gender roles are natural, without questions. Everyone is born with different personalities and character traits. Therefore it is unfair to judge people by these gender roles and categorise them into feminine and masculine persons. Furthermore, these terms restricts people as some may try too hard to be someone that they are not, just to ‘fit’ into these gender stereotype boxes. Thus, we should free ourselves from these societal beliefs and be proud to be who we truly are.
Done by: Ying Ying, Abigail Ho, Ewen, Xue Qian, Jonathan 09S07A
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