Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely mandated by public policy and law. However, old-fashioned ideas and a lot of prejudice are still part of our culture and present challenging questions for parents. Gender stereotypes are rigid ideas about how boys and girls should behave. We all know what ...
CenaZero♡ | Chat Online | |
02/09 17:37:03 (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12) |
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question.
Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely mandated by public policy and law. However, old-fashioned ideas and a lot of prejudice are still part of our culture and present challenging questions for parents.
Gender stereotypes are rigid ideas about how boys and girls should behave. We all know what these stereotypes are: A "feminine" girls should be insecure, accommodating and a little illogical in her thinking. A "masculine" boy should be strong, unemotional, aggressive, and competitive. How are children exposed to these stereotypes? According to the researchers David and Myra Sadker of the American University of Washington, D.C., boys and girls are often treated differently in the classroom. They found out that when boys speak, teachers usually offer constructive comments, when girls speech, teachers tend to focus on the behavior. It's more important how the girls act rather than what they say.
The emphasis on differences begins at birth and continues throughout childhood. For example, few people would give pink baby's clothes to a boy or a blue blanket to a girl. Later, many of us give girls dolls and miniature kitchenware, while boys receive action figures and construction sets. There's nothing wrong with that. The problem arises when certain activities are deemed appropriate for one sex but not the other. According to Heather J. Nicholson, Ph.D., director of the National Resource Center for Girls, Inc., this kind of practice prevents boys and girls from acquiring important skills for their future lives.
"The fact is," says Nicholson, "that society functions as a kind of sorting machine regarding gender. In a recent survey, fifty-eight percent of eighth-grade girls but only six percent of boys earned money caring for younger children. On the other hand, twenty-seven percent of boys but only three percent of girls earned money doing lawn work". If we are serious about educating a generation to be good workers and parents, we need to eliminate such stereotypes as those mentioned previously.
Gender stereotypes inevitably are passed to our children. However, by becoming aware of the messages our children receive, we can help them develop ways to overcome these incorrect ideas. To counteract these ideas, parents can look for ways to challenge and support their children, and to encourage confidence in ways that go beyond what society's fixed ideas about differences of sext are.
What can be inferred from the passage?
Lựa chọn một trả lời để xem Đáp án chính xác Báo sai đáp án hoặc câu hỏi |
A. Parents are able to help reduce the influence of gender stereotypes on their children. 0 % | 0 phiếu |
B. Teachers and parents have to join hands to encourage children's confidence in social activities. 0 % | 0 phiếu |
C. Society functions often categorize jobs regardless genders. 0 % | 0 phiếu |
D. The problems males and females get when they are adults may originate from gender stereotypes. 0 % | 0 phiếu |
Tổng cộng: | 0 trả lời |
Trắc nghiệm liên quan
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today, equality of the sexes is largely ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. The first Industrial Revolution was about harnessing steam power so that muscle could be replaced by machines. The second was driven by ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. The first Industrial Revolution was about harnessing steam power so that muscle could be replaced by machines. The second was driven by ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
- Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question. The first Industrial Revolution was about harnessing steam power so that muscle could be replaced by machines. The second was driven by ... (Tiếng Anh - Lớp 12)
Trắc nghiệm mới nhất
- “Văn hóa là sự tổng hợp của mọi phương thức sinh hoạt cùng với biểu hiện của nó mà loài người đã sản sinh ra nhằm thích ứng những nhu cầu đời sống và đòi hỏi của sự sinh tồn” là định nghĩa văn hóa của ai? (Tổng hợp - Đại học)
- “Văn hóa là hệ thống hữu cơ các giá trị vật chất và tinh thần do con người sáng tạo và tích lũy trong quá trình hoạt động thực tiễn , trong sự tương tác giữa con người với môi trường tự nhiên và xã hội” là định nghĩa văn hóa của ai? (Tổng hợp - Đại học)
- Đô thị truyền thống của Việt Nam phụ thuộc vào nông thôn, bị nông thôn hóa là vì: (Tổng hợp - Đại học)
- Nho giáo được đưa lên làm quốc giáo ở Việt Nam trong thời kỳ: (Tổng hợp - Đại học)
- "Tinh thần đoàn kết, cố kết cộng đồng để vượt qua mọi khó khăn gian khổ” là đặc điểm tính cách của người Việt được hình thành từ: (Tổng hợp - Đại học)
- “Tính tự quản” của người Việt Nam là sản phẩm của văn hóa: (Tổng hợp - Đại học)
- Phẩm chất “Trọng tuổi tác, trọng người già ” trong tính cách của người Việt Nam được tạo bởi: (Tổng hợp - Đại học)
- Để xác định đối tượng nghiên cứu của Đại cương văn hóa Việt Nam, các nhà văn hóa học sử dụng phương pháp: (Tổng hợp - Đại học)
- “Chủ nghĩa yêu nước” của người Việt Nam là sản phẩm của văn hóa: (Tổng hợp - Đại học)
- “Lối sống mà một công xã hay bộ lạc tuân thủ được gọi là văn hoá” thuộc cách định nghĩa: (Tổng hợp - Đại học)