Gender Roles

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Gender Roles Mya E. PettwayUniversity of Bridgeport Gender roles are separate patterns of personality traits, mannerisms, interests, attitudes, and behaviors that are regarded as either “male”” or “”female”” by one’s culture. Gender roles are largely a product of the way in which one was raised and may not be in conformance with one’s gender identity. Research shows that both genetics and environment influence the development of gender roles. As society changes