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Gender Roles in American Society
Some wonder what men and women's roles in society truly are. Are they equal in opportunity and ability? Should they be considered equal or do they have outlined roles they should follow? In this era, people like to be what is known as "politically correct" by attempting to make both sexes equal. Many people feel that it is unfair to say that men can do certain things better than women and women can do other things better than men, but is it actually unfair, or has God actually made men and women differently and given them different roles in life and our society or society in general?
As previously mentioned, many people like to consider males and females equal in ability and in what their roles generally should be in today’s society, but I personally don't think that is actually the case. Certainly God has created men and women differently. He has made them to fit certain roles He has defined. The Bible explains a lot about God's roles for men and women. Genesis, the first book of the Bible, talks about Creation and how sin (disobedience to God) entered the world. When God created everything, it was perfect and good. Right after Adam and Eve (the first man and woman) disobeyed God, God kicked them out of the perfect place he had made for them called the Garden of Eden. Genesis 3:16-19 says:
"To the woman God said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth, in pain you shall bring forth children; yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.' Then to Adam God said, Cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field; by the sweat of your face you shall eat bread."
This is the first example of God's giving roles to men and women. He stated that women would give birth to children (and, obviously, raise them), while men will take...
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