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Growing up as boys paragraph in 100 words .

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Answered by Thazneem
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If you take a look around you, you will see that society has assigned certain roles to each gender. These practices have been going on since pre-historic times, where men were the hunters, and women were gatherers and did the domestic work. Since then these gender roles have perpetuated down generations.

Even today these roles remain somewhat similar. Men are considered to be the earning members of society. And women contribute by doing the silent often unseen domestic work and are primary caregivers to the young. And this idea is implemented from a very early age in the child’s life. But do all societies treat children this way? Let us take a look at an example.

Growing Up in Samoa in the 1920s

According to studies the children in Samoa in the 1920s grew up in a unique manner. The children did not go to school, instead, they contributed to society from a very young age. As soon as they were able to walk, their parents would not look after them anymore. The older kids were entrusted to look after the babies.

Once a boy attained the age of 9, he was taught to fish and farm. Fishing was a very important activity for them and these kids would often go on long fishing expeditions. Girls continued to look after the children and the domestic work till their teenage years. But once the girls turned 14 or so, they were free to choose whatever they wished to pursue, fishing, working in plantations, weaving activities etc.

In fact, domestic chores like cooking were then looked after by the boys. They were responsible for the cooking houses primarily, and the girls would only help out. As you can see, these gender roles we live by are not necessarily the rule of the thumb. Many societies around the world have reversed roles, and are quite successful in their own right.

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