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ACTIVITY 03: ROLESOF GENDER

TEACHER: Juan Honorio Alvarado DATE:
STUDENT: GRAD/SEC:
COMPETENCIA: Build your identity
CAPABILITIES: He values himself. // He lives his sexuality fully and responsibly.
PURPOSE: The students analyzed gender roles reflecting on the importance of
promote equality.
EVIDENCIA: Students reflect on the influence of the media on distribution.
of roles and supports his position.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Identify gender roles in your environment.
Recognizes the negative effects of society that harm both men and women at the time of
express their sexuality.
Reflect on the importance of gender equality in the classroom.
Recognize the influence of the media in the distribution of roles and support your position.
Promote healthy coexistence by promoting the values of equity and empathy.

Pay attention to the lyrics of the song:

Song 'I Buy You a Girlfriend'

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I'll buy your girlfriend, for you have told me.
What is she like and I liked the information.

I'll buy it from you, as I've never had luck.

with which I have had.
I'll buy your girlfriend. I'm not going to haggle.
I don't know the price or the value right now. I'll buy it from you.

I don't think it would be expensive, even if it costs a...

That man is a liar.
million, for you have told me that she is beautiful,
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passionate, good, and wealthy.
That man is a liar, he is
He never says no to anything and knows how to do everything.
liar. Don't be deceived
It looks beautiful. at home. She doesn't even go to the corner,
does not talk to the neighbor, does not waste and saves
Love is not just sex, and she solves everything calmly.
Love is not just joy.
Sell it, sell it, or tell her that her mother
Yes, I do love you, he tells you. make me another one exactly the same.
that without you I die, he speaks to you.
Sell her, sell her, if she wants one of mine for her,
I'll change all of them for you. I'll buy your girlfriend.
You are my life, he/she tells you.
A thousand cool things, it speaks to you.
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¿Qué idea de varón y de mujer está en las letras de estas canciones? Según estas letras, ¿Cómo
Should women and men behave in a certain way? Why?
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Do you think that all males and females are like what these songs describe? Why?
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What influence can these messages have on our relationships between men and women?
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Men and women are differentiated primarily by the

physical and physiological characteristics (what we call sex) with which
we are born, which do not change over the years. About these
biological differences, society is building, over the course of
time and throughout the development of individuals, characteristics about
how a woman and a man should be, think, and act. We call
generate this set of characteristics. These attributions translate
in power relations of one gender over the other and create stereotypes,
discriminations and limitations.
A stereotype is a generalized idea that arbitrarily assigns
characteristics to a certain group. Thus, the gender stereotype is
that which, according to people, is typical of men or women.

THE STEREOTYPES AND GENDER ROLES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR LIFE

On this occasion, we want to highlight how stereotypes and gender roles are social creations.
that are not based on real aspects of being a man or a woman.

STEREOTYPES ABOUT WOMEN

Society indicates when a woman is beautiful, how she should dress, what measurements she should have.
body, how it should act to be considered beautiful and seductive, etc., but based on patterns
foreigners and limited, not looking at it in a holistic way. Therefore, when women think that they do not
they fit into those beauty standards, they feel diminished, with low self-esteem and frustrated. Not having
the "desired" figure leads many adolescents to take actions to change (makeup, surgeries,
exercises) even when several harm their health (tattoos, piercings, pills, diets, disorders of
nutrition such as anorexia or bulimia.

STEREOTYPES ABOUT MALES

In the case of males, it is socially expected that they are aggressive, strong, dominant, that they hide
your feelings and do not ask for help, because that would be a sign of weakness. This seeks for males,
to maintain an appearance of toughness of character, they renounce their sensitivity, which causes them not to
develop your capacity to express tenderness, love, care.
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STEREOTYPES PROMOTED BY THE MEDIA

The stereotypical vision polarizes, harming primarily the

women. None of the characteristics pointed out by the stereotypes are
exclusive to a gender, as both men and women can be
sensitive, rational, independent, etc.

ASPECT STEREOTYPES ABOUT WOMEN STEREOTYPES ABOUT MALES

Beauty associated with being thin, tall,
Strong, muscular, tall, with a type of
Physicist young and wrinkle-free, with a kind of
sexual attractiveness. sexual attraction.
Affectionate, sensitive, emotional, sweet, intelligent, rational, practical, active, seeks
Psychological mindful of caring for others, power and success understood as having
vulnerable, passive and intuitive. money
Level of Emotional y economically independent, individualist y
autonomy dependent. self-sufficient.
Spaces of Intimacy, private space. Home and Public space. Work outside the home,
action housework. interested in technology and science.
Seek your well-being, compete to obtain the
In their relationship Sacrificial attitude, yields to interests victory or success in something, jealous, does not allow that
from others y has attitude
with others they win. He does not accept when he is wrong.
conciliator in the face of conflicts. Accepts
people You can use violence to pursue your
his mistakes
interests.

2.4. GENDER IN OUR WAY OF THINKING:

Throughout our development, we have received messages related to in many ways

stereotypes and gender roles; so much so that we have internalized them in our minds and we
realities. In fact, they lead us to harshly criticize those who do not act in accordance with them.
conceptions.

WOMEN MEN
Women who distrust their own - Men who think they are stronger and
capabilities. smarter than women just for being from the
Women who criticize other women who do not male gender.
they act according to what is expected of a -Males who feel they must prove to be
"typical" woman. brave for which they take risks that
Women who educate their children by transmitting toaffect them their health.
the macho stereotypes (may criticize the -Men who think they do not have
mistreatment by some men, but they leave it at home responsibilities in household chores and
let their children go out to play while the daughters ... in the care of sons and daughters.
they are left cleaning or cooking. Men who criticize other men when
Women who base their self-esteem on the they do not conform to the male stereotype
compliance with gender stereotypes they say "long bags", "fags"
female (pretty, good wife, good mother, left over, etc.
delivered, loving). -Men who value women only for their
body
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WHY REFLECTING ON AND QUESTIONING GENDER STEREOTYPES:

The gender stereotypes that society has constructed about men and women act
like molds that do not allow us to develop in an authentic and spontaneous way, according to
our interests and desires and without any kind of inhibition, censorship or questioning. The
stereotypes cancel our development and will, because they force us to act according to the ways of
behavior that most people expect from us.
Many people act, make important decisions in their lives or are emotionally affected.
guided by the male and female models that society conveys to us.

We respond individually:
Have you ever said that you can't do something because you are a woman or because you are a man?

Have you ever felt that males are worth more than females? Why?

Have you ever thought that you are not masculine or feminine enough? Why?

What happens in your community if a woman or man does not behave according to what is typically expected?
What is expected of them? What do you think about it?

In pairs, read the following texts and respond:

My dad tells me not to show off Text 2: If my girlfriend is not a virgin, I

I have a lot of emotions for women, because I have relationships and then I leave her. She can
If not, they are going to handle me to their to say that it has been with one, but no one knows with
craving. (Ernesto, 16 years old) how many have been before. (Wilmer, 17 years old)

What gender stereotypes are reflected in the two texts?

What implications do these stereotypes have on the lives of men and women?

What should a teenager do to not be influenced by what others say and to act
according to their own criteria?

Analyze the following sentences and write why these stereotypes could limit your life and
his romantic relationships.
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A man should never show his true feelings to a woman.

Women are more home-oriented by nature.

Boys do not know how to take care of children.

If a woman talks about sexuality, it means she is "offering herself" or "giving herself away."

All women are "cheaters."

All men are unfaithful.

A man should never let himself be dominated by a woman.

Now it's your turn; based on what you've learned, reflect on the influence of the media.
in the distribution of roles and supports your position.

ACTIVIDAD:Elabora un afiche promoviendo la empatía y la equidad de género. Luego difundirlo en

you I.E.

Reflect and respond to this checklist to assess your progress in the activity.

Competition: Build your identity

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR MY Lo I am in How do I know that I am?
ACHIEVEMENTS I achievedprocess of achieving?
achieve it
I identified gender roles in my environment.
I recognized the negative effects of society that
it harms men as well as women at the moment
to express my sexuality.
I reflected on the importance of gender equity.
in the classroom.

I recognized the influence of the media on the

distribution of roles and I supported my position.
Promotes healthy coexistence by promoting the
values of equity and empathy.

Congratulations! Keep developing your activities!