traditional roles
Established social expectations
Traditional roles are social positions or behaviors historically expected based on gender, family structure, or cultural norms.
The phrase almost always refers to gender roles—men as breadwinners, women as homemakers: She rejected traditional roles and pursued a career in law.
The term often appears in debates about family structure, feminism, and social change, sometimes approvingly, sometimes critically.
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- breadwinnerPrimary household earner
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- femininityFemale nature or character
stay at home mom · man of the house · matriarch · shaman · child-rearing · nurturer · artisan · storyteller · gender norms · women's work · parenthood · family values · farmer · grandparenting · household management · hunter-gatherer · elder care · midwife
- gender rolesmasculinity, femininity, gender stereotypes, gender norms, gender binary
- gendergender, male, female, masculine, feminine
- gender mediagender representation, gender stereotypes, gender bias, media portrayal, media stereotypes
- girls' educationgirls' schools, girls' education, finishing school, finishing schools, convent school
- masculinitymanhood, machismo, masculinity, manliness, alpha male
traditional rolespersonal choice
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