Gender Roles

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This paper reviews and discusses gender roles through the years. According to the paper, throughout history, gender roles have played a vital part in the shaping of Western society. This paper focuses on gender roles from the 1920's through today, and examines the sociological trends of these roles over time.

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"As in previous times of crisis, women found themselves again asked to go to work outside the home. With increased demand for weapon manufacturing, and with nearly ten million men overseas, it became clear that the role of women must change again. Instead of being icons for homesick soldiers, the women of WWII had to become factory workers. While women had been in the workforce previously, their role was often still as educators, retail sales personnel, and other non-tasking roles. For the first time, women were asked by their government to join the labor force as skilled laborers, welders, and other traditionally male roles (Rupp, 63)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Allen, Frederick. Since Yesterday: The 1930's in America. New York: Perennial, 1986.
• American Centuries. Gender Roles. 1998. Memorial Hall. 19 April, 2007. <http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/turns/view.jsp?itemid=1344&subthemeid=2>.
• Cawthorne, Nigel. Sixties Source Book. London: Quantum, 1998.
• Goldstein, Josh. War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
• Landau, Elaine. Women's Right to Vote. New York: Children's Press, 2007.

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