【跨文化交流-外教】15 Gender roles

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1、Today’sClass15minutestofinishDaoism/ConfucianismJeopardyFinishdiscussingPowerDistanceDiscussdifferencesinculturalorientationtowardsgenderGenderDifferencesActivityDiscussBasicsofBuddhismAssignHomeworkDiscuss:1.Ifyouwereamemberoftheoppositesex,howwouldyourlifebe

2、different?2.WhatrolesdoesChinesesocietyexpectwomentofulfill?WhatrolesdoesChinesesocietyexpectmentofulfill?Whatrolesarebothexpectedtofulfill?3.Doyouthinkthatmenandwomenseetheworlddifferently?Why?Whynot?GenderRoleSeparationGenderBuildingBlockTheextenttowhichthem

3、embersofacultureorsocietyidealizetheseparationofmaleandfemalerolesinthatsocietyGreaterseparationofroles=masculinecultureLessseparationofroles=femininecultureHofstede’sGeneralCharacteristicsDecisiveToughCompetitivePerformingBrilliantFocusedonmaterialsuccessIntu

4、itiveTenderHarmoniousModestFriendlyConcernedwiththequalityoflifeMasculineFeminineHofstede’sDefinitions“Masculineculturestandsforasocietyinwhichsocialgenderrolesareclearlydistinct:Menaresupposedtobeassertive,tough,andfocusedonmaterialsuccess;womenaresupposedtob

5、emoremodest,tender,andconcernedwiththequalityoflife.”Hofstede’sDefinitions“Feminineculturestandsforasocietyinwhichsocialgenerrolesoverlap:Bothmenandwomenaresupposedtobemodest,tender,andconcernedwiththequalityoflife.”[Source:Hofstede,Cultures’Consequences,2001,

6、p.297]SampleHofstedeValues520304050607080901095MedianScore:50HighScore:95LowScore:5LargeGenderRoleSeparation(Masculine)SmallGenderRoleSeparation(Feminine)SwedenNorwayDenmarkNetherlandsYugoslaviaFinlandChileSingaporeCanadaItalyVenezuelaAustriaJapanSwitzerlandCo

7、staRicaPakistanBrazilMalaysiaMexicoIrelandUnitedStatesHungaryExampleofafeminineculture:Swedenhasadevelopedsystemofpaternityleave:whereboththemotherandfatherareallowedandencouragedtotaketimeofffromworktospendtimewithnewlybornbaby.Bothparentsareallowedtimeofffro

8、mworktocareforasickchild(120days/year/child)Overlapinmale/femaleroles=femininecultureExampleofamasculineculture“SoOkonkwo(father)encouragedtheboystositwithhiminhisobi(hut),andhetol