During this week's class, we covered both the Behm & Mastro and the Dill & Thill readings, as well as covered what makes a man really a man, and what makes a woman really a woman. The discussions assisted in shedding more light onto not only the topics of the readings, but into the thoughts of the average college student(s.) It was interesting to hear that some students felt that the stereotypical norms for men and women were still accurate, while others felt that they were changing with the times, being based on what society saw as acceptable for that given time period.
I personally agree with the latter, because I feel more and more traits are becoming more acceptable for the non traditional sex to do, like metro-sexual males, taking the norm of a stereotypical woman or homosexual man, while keeping his heterosexuality.
Watching early representations of what makes a man truly a man in the 1960's (tough guy bravado, breadwinner for the home, maybe even a smoker) to now, where men are more inclined to be in touch with their emotional side , but still be (if not the, at least one) breadwinner and head of the household.
But the question I pose is, will these traits keep evolving with the times, or stay where they are now? Is it possible that our views on men and women will revert back to former beliefs? No one can truly be sure, but I think it will be interesting to see if and how they change from how they once were, to now, to the end of my life.
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