Cultural Learning: Perception of Gender Roles

Cultural Learning
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In India, most of the issues in society are dominated by religion, which plays a critical role in shaping people's perception of disabilities. Despite families going through the natural process of shock and grief for a disabled child, in Indian culture, individuals accept it as one's fate or destiny (Ghai, 2019). The karma belief or repercussion for a person's past deeds often underlies the accepting spirit. Many disabled people are pitied and considered almost useless. In line with religion, God or nature will compensate a person with a disability by giving them some other extraordinary ability, and it is the responsibility of normal-bodied individuals to help them.
Considering the population diversity of India, the country has many racial characteristics. Castes comprise the primary aspect that portrays racism because it accords different values and degrees of purity to other occupations. Caste is the leading regulator of marriage and inheritance rights. Despite being outlawed by the government, it is still deeply rooted in the cultures of ordinary people. In my experience, the practices of racial discrimination against people with particular racial-cultural affinities are widespread. In Indian culture, black Africans are perceived as having a low Caste, while the Brahmin is the highest Caste.
Traditionally, there are various gender roles. Men take on economic responsibilities, while women's roles are subverted in nature (Cohn, 2017). Indian men are more likely to embrace a traditional view of gender roles than women. Hindu beliefs have strict attitudes towards women, and naturally, Indian culture, thoughts, rituals, and customs determine the position of women in society. Men are more valued by families because the latter see them as an advantage when a boy becomes a man and gains a wife and dowry. However, with modernization, more women's rights are integrated to facilitate equality. Regarding sexual orientation, Indian culture added the perception that exists two opposite sexes with unique culturally-approved gender attributes, and issues like homosexuality are new to Indian culture.
It was common to hear some jokes made by grandparents about other communities, including the Sikhs. Sardarji jokes are the most circulated ethnic jokes. Community members find them tasteless and inappropriate. The jokes' components include Sardar's perception as naïve, unintelligent, or not conversant with English. They are stereotype jokes. These sentiments still exist today but are gradually declining. Most people have discovered how discriminatory they are and prefer not to use them. In recent years, some Sikh community members have protested against the stereotypes and jokes, raising public awareness of their offensiveness.
Some of the notions originate from the social categorization of people. Classifications created from experiences clarify our world, and at some point, the natural over-simplifications go beyond the limits and become stereotypes. By simply knowing a social group, a person begins to identify it by its characteristics and other negative aspects. The assumptions originate from what we hear from other peopl...