Thursday, March 1, 2012
Chores of the House
People think that women are suppose to be inside cooking and cleaning. I think that this is not a unreasonable thought. Women usually are not asked to do the outside physical work around the house. I suppose some women would agree to go outside an mow the lawn while the man stays in and washes the dishes, but not most. Yes, there is more frequent work inside the house and women do work hard to keep a well kept house. I feel that there is a reason that women are looked at as they are. Women don't want too be looked at in this way, but most women would rather be inside doing work then outside doing physical labor on occasion. I'm sure there are women who would take the trade. Also, I'm sure that not too many husbands ask there wives to go outside and fix the roof while he vacuums the living room. This may be sexually biased but it is in the the best interest for both parties. Generally women will willingly accept the inside work as well as the men will accept the physical labor. My statement is pertaining to present day family where both parties work during the day and come home to do chores. Even thought women cooking and cleaning is looked as a stereo type and men are looked as, as making the women do as they say. I feel that the trade off is some what reasonable when distributing the chores among the house hold. Finally, when the family have children and they are of age to start doing some of the chores, mainly it is the son who will learn to do the physical chores such as mowing the lawn or stacking wood. The daughter will be asked to do inside house hold chores like that of the mother. This is how a house hold works in many house holds in today's age. This shown in movies and TV shows that revolve around a family or a house hold. This is shown every where and it is stereotypical but it seems to work for many family. If it is shown in reverse roles then it is usually portrayed as odd or negative and does not work well in the family setting.
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I think that depending on the sex, we tend to get accustom to take responsibilities for doing things in or out of the house. Men get to do the physical work, while women prefer to do the creative and non athletic work around the house. I believe it shouldn't matter what a men or women need to do specifically, what should matter is- just take care of what needs to be done in order to live together. No matter what the task requires in order to get it done.
ReplyDeleteI think there is nothing wrong with assigning inside chores to women. This is how its been for many years. Some things have changed, such as women are now out getting jobs instead of being at home cleaning and cooking all day. Even though women are out working at jobs they still mange to come home and do their daily duties. Men as well have daily duties to maintain the outside of the home and to provide for their family. Like you mentioned sometimes these roles are reversed in a household, but its very strange. I grew up in a house hold where the women cleaned and cooked and the men worked on the yard. I think there is nothing wrong with this and I can see myself doing these same things when I have a family.
ReplyDeletei also think there is nothing wrong with women doing inside chores but i dont think that switching the roles in the household wouldnt work well
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with this statement. I don't think that roles should be assigned in the household. By assigning roles, you are treating eachother as objects. I don't see the point to assigning roles. There is nothing wrong with men doing iside work and women doing outside work. I live with my father and he does the inside and outside work in the house. In a family, roles should be equal.
ReplyDeleteI think this statement is generalizing what women want. Generally speaking men and women like to make their own decisions without having a stigma forcing them to chose one over the other. I think the point of giving women the option is to allow them freedom. There is nothing wrong with choosing to be in the house working OR outside the house working. But, the freedom to choose is what is holding women back. Heck, if you think about it, it is holding men back just as bad to do this. I mean, men are being forced to work outside. Everyone should have the freedom to choose what they want to do with their own homes. I choose not to mow the lawn. But, I will most certainly be doing some work inside and out, which means that my fiance will also be doing the same thing.
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