what is the role of female and male in both public and private life
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Defining Gender Roles Through Public and Private Spheres
JACQ U I E SMYT H
CONTROVERS Y OVE R GENDE R ROLE S I S A MAJO R ISSU E I N CONTEMPORAR Y SOCIETY .
T H E DEBATE S SURROUNDIN G GENDE R AN D SEXUALIT Y HAV E EXTENDE D T O ARENA S
F A R BEYON D TH E HOME ; POLITICA L PLATFORM S AN D RELIGIOU S VIEW S HAV E
INHERITE D TH E TORCH , CONTINUIN G TH E ARGUMEN T I N T O TH E 21S T CENTURY . THI S
ESSA Y WIL L SHO W THA T TH E DISCOMFOR T ARISIN G FRO M TH E BLURRIN G O F
TRADITIONA L BOURGEOI S GENDE R ROLE S WHIC
H ALLOCATED PUBLIC LIFE TO MEN
AND PRIVATE LIFE TO WOMENS AT THE HEART OF THESE DEBATES . BY FOLLOWING
THE HISTORICAL PROGRESSION OF THESE ARGUMENTS AND TRACING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF GENDER ROLES BACK TO THEIR ROOTS , THIS ESSAY INTENDS TO
BETTER THE UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THE ORIGINS OF THIS DISCOMFORT AND THE
APPLICATION OF GENDER ROLES TODAY .