Gender What are stereotypes A widelyheld but oversimplified

Gender!

What are stereotypes? A widely-held but oversimplified belief about a person or a thing.

What are Gender Roles? The cultural expectations of a person; Stereotypes!

Gender Roles ● Stereotypical roles for men and women ● Seen with early Hunter-Gatherers ● Vary by culture, meaning they can change ○ Men work to provide for the family ○ Women take care of the children and the home

Gender Roles Across Cultures Chambri of New Guinea ● Males and females had clearly defined roles ● Women provide for the family and lead the community ● Men were more emotional compared to the women and took care of the children

Gender Roles Across Cultures Israeli Kibbutzim ● No division of labor based on gender ● Men and women both help cook and clean ● Men and women both do manual labor and fieldwork ● Children are raised all together

Third Genders ● Fa’afafine in Samoa ● Hijras in South Asia ● Two-Spirits in North America

Activity!

Activity! What do you think about the way the class divided up on different likes and dislikes? Were there any that you had trouble choosing between? What does this tell us about putting people in categories? Can you think of any ways that gender roles can be harmful to people?

Review What are gender roles? What do archaeologists do? How do we define culture? What are some recently evolved human traits?