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VALUING TRADITIONS & TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES

I believe that the rules and customs of any long-lived society deserve respect. This glue, shaped by challenges of untold demands, holds society together. While those guided by self interest may not like the limits on behavior that society imposes, accepting them is a responsible choice. (Note: Those who respect authority, law & order, and value the hard work / sacrifices of their ancestors  will be comfortable with this theme.  So will those who value the institution of marriage and traditional gender-based roles, according to  which men, seen as tougher and more aggressive, are expected to financially support the family,  while women, seen as more passive, gentle, and nurturing, are expected to care for the children and be homemakers.)

Related Words, Beliefs, Background -- 49 entries

More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #34: Valuing Traditions & Traditional Gender Roles

Tradition  (from online encyclopedia)
Folklore (from online encyclopedia)
Traditional Knowledge (from online encyclopedia)
Conservative Gender Roles   (from online encyclopedia)
Marriage (from online encyclopedia)
Tribe (from online encyclopedia)
Valuing Both: Tradition and New Ways of Seeing and Doing (Methodist Christian perspective)
Sustainable Cities--An Oxymoron? by E. Christopher Mare  (relevance to can village traditions survive?)
Runaway World (article on the battle between modernity and tradition)
Tradition (English Language Links to Traditionalist material) -- note one can fully embrace the "Valuing Traditions" worldview theme and not be a "Traditionalist" as it's academically defined!" ) 
Why I Am Not a Traditionalist, by H.M. Legenhausen
Customs and Habits (Vietnamese Village Traditions)
Filial Piety (from online encyclopedia) 
Tribal Traditions and Culture: A Review of the Belt (a book about change in a Saudi Arabian village)
"How the World Eats," by Bryan Walsh (about preserving / abandoning traditional diets, in Time June 11 2007)
consanguinity (this term refers to the condition of being of the same blood; this website takes a global perspective)
Woman and Africa: Tradition and Change (a lesson plan)
Native American Sacred Traditions and Western Culture
Feminism  (from online encyclopedia)
Christian Right (from online encyclopedia, regarding this social and political movement)
Masculinity (a Christian perspective)
Talking to Kids About Gender Stereotypes
Machismo  (from online encyclopedia)
Domestic Violence (from online encyclopedia)
Parental Influence to Children's Socialization to Gender Roles, by Susan Witt
"The Gender Conundrum," by Laura Fitzpatrick  (article in Time November 19, 2007)
Children's Literature: Gender Roles and Sex Stereotyping (website at Indiana University includes many links)
The Science of Gender and Science (2005 debate at Harvard: Pinker vs. Spelke)
Honor Killing (from online encyclopedia)
China's Honor Code (LA Times story, April 15, 2006)
Sex Roles, a Journal of Research
Classic Feminist Writings
Third World Network: Women's Rights and Gender Issues
Culture of Androgeny
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
Domestic Violence (from online encyclopedia)
Global Perspective on Women's History
Why Gender Matters, by Leonard Sax
Raising Cain, book and PBS documentary (author Michael Thompson claims, "Boys measure everything they do by a single yardstick: does this make me look weak?"
quotes related to tradition
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