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SAMPLE OF GOOD ANSWER July 2016
SAMPLE OF GOOD ANSWER July 2016
In the prehistoric times, the stone age that is; the male figure
played an important role in his family or even colony. In his family,
the man would be the leader and this similarly applies to the colony
he leaded as well. His job does not stop at being a leader. His duty is
to put food on the table as well as to mate and create off springs.
The womans job was to prepare meals, take care of the children
and the household. Then, as centuries passed by, things slowly but
gradually changed. The men did not need to hunt and look for food
and did not have to mate with his partner to create many off
springs. People become more sensible and food was easily available
at your nearest grocery store. We see how the male role has
changed here, thus, in my opinion; it is true that the traditional male
role has changed with modernization. However, my stand on this
topic is neutral because there are drawbacks too.
We can all see how traditional male role has changed with
modernization with the increasing trend of bachelors. A recent study
conducted by the government shows that the numbers of bachelors
have increased from the year 1997 till 2014. We are taught at such
a young tender age from our parents and the media that we need to
marry someone for the sake of our happiness. Shows like
Cinderella and Snow White portray a false image on a happily
ever after with the one. People were hoodwinked into thinking
that it is necessary to get married an settle down with someone.
This thinking, however is slowly depleting amongst members of
society. Through modernization the ability to think further than what
people or the media tells us, is there. Thus, we are able to justify
and accept that marriage is not a necessity. Men do not feel the
need to marry anyone in this modern age, because they feel that
marriage could affect their careers. We see a clear cut example of
how the traditional male role has changed with modernization.
Moving on, we can see how the traditional male role has
changed with modernization through their roles as a household.
Male patriarchy has definitely twisted how society perceives the role
of women and men. It is a stereotype behavior to believe that the
man is the only capable breadwinner in a family. We have been fed
with such demeaning thoughts for as long as the human existence
has been around. These thoughts however are biased because
women are slandered and put in a spot where they are thought to
be incapable to hold any forms of professional jobs. These
thoughts have even made women believe that they themselves as
well as other women are incapable of anything professional.
Similarly, the men in households have been thought that it is
feminine to do the jobs that women do. We can see that there are
more stay-at-home dads, who gave up their jobs or work from the
comfort of their homes to take care of their children. Men who help
their wives this way are no longer shamed. Rather, they are
celebrated amongst members of society, due to modernization.