Changes in Gender Roles and Sexual Behavior since 1950s

Gender roles and sexual behavior over time
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Describe how ideas about gender have changed since the 1950s
Gender roles are socially constructed norms, behavior, and responsibilities associated with being a woman or a man. For example, in the 1950s, men were heads of their families and the breadwinners as women identified as wives and mothers. However, industrialization has brought women out of homes into the job market, helping them earn an income and even become breadwinners while men care for the family.
How have these changes impacted the structure and responsibilities of the family?
The changes have altered the family structure by giving rise to more women-led families, more broken families due to divorce, and single-parent families. Family responsibilities have also reversed, with the woman becoming head of the family due to financial independence while the man takes up the caregiver role.
What has been the greatest change for women during this time? For men?
The most significant change for women has been shunning the domesticity of their gender and deve...