Gender roles
Gender roles are the traditional roles of men as breadwinners and women as homemakers. God declared in Genesis 2:18, "It is not good for the man to be alone."[1] God created men and women to work together to accomplish what neither could do on their own.
Feminists denounce gender roles as demeaning to women, and view homemaking as a restrictive waste of time. Homemaking is in truth one of the most challenging and rewarding pursuits, and many women are happier caring for their homes and children than pursuing a career, contrary to feminist positions.
It is important to note that God created men and women equal but different. People are chosen by God to fulfill his purposes according to their talents.[2]
According to some writers,[Who says?] gender may be understood more as a cultural concept and a complex set of learned behaviors that is contingent not only on culture, but also on history. Gender roles and expectations are always in flux and vary from one society to another and one time to another. Thus, the qualities and behaviors expected of women by a particular society at a particular historical time is called femininity; masculinity is what is expected of men in a particular cultural and historical setting.
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- ↑ http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=1&chapter=2&verse=18&version=31&context=verse
- ↑ Understanding the Times (Summit Ministries, Manitou Springs, Colorado 2006)