This week's topics included gender roles. NOTE: most of these statements are generalized and does not account for every woman or man. During class we made a list of of characteristics of males and females, and it looked a little like this: MALES: VS. FEMALES: -aggressive -expressive -competitive -cooperative -gross/ task oriented -detail oriented -spatial -relational -mathematical -language -logic -emotionally expressive As we look at the list above we can see a couple of things. First of all, each is exactly opposite to the other. As I contemplated why God would create so exactly opposite beings and command that they come together as husband and wife. I believe that God knew that we need two inherently different individuals that would bring different characteristics into a home. Because of that exact reason, it is so vitally important that there is a father and a mother in the home who are attentive to their children. I really believe that these characteristics are not meant to be gender specific, but are extremely important to have within a home from either parent. You may be thinking that this is great information, but what does it have to do with me? As we learn about different topics concerning, well, anything, we become more aware and more compassionate towards those who may be different that us. We watched part of a clip called the Tale of Two Brains, that is shown below. This clip is drastically exaggerated on how men's and women's brains work, in general. Although it is exaggerated, we are still able to see the point that we operate differently. From watching this video, I now understand that while I may be thinking about what happened last week, what we are having for dinner, how I am going to get a good grade on my final in two months and the insignificant conversation that my husband and I had two weeks ago; my husband is sincerely and ultimately, only thinking about nothing. When we were first dating, I thought he was lying to me (ha, not really) or he just didn't want to tell me, but understanding that we work differently allows me to realize that we are different AND THAT'S OKAY.
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Kelli-MarieI am a junior at Brigham Young University-Idaho, studying Marriage and Family Studies. Archives
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