Functionalists would view gender roles in which of the following ways? Gender roles assist in keeping women oppressed within the family structure. Gender roles have a bias towards male power. Gender roles are necessary to keep the family in balance. All of these

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20 July, 19:40

Functionalists would view gender roles in which of the following ways? Gender roles assist in keeping women oppressed within the family structure. Gender roles have a bias towards male power. Gender roles are necessary to keep the family in balance. All of these

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Madilynn Thornton · Answer 1

Gender roles are necessary to keep the family in balance.

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Functionalists perspective of gender roles view conventional gender roles as necessary to commit to family functioning as it tends towards keeping the family balance: Women take on the "expressive" character of putting up with household chores and giving emotional care, grooming and nurturing of family members, while men take on the "instrumental" character of acquiring income and undertaking important family decisions.