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Outline and comment on changing gender identities in contemporary U.K society.
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Outline and comment on changing gender identities in contemporary U.K society. In contemporary U.K society gender identities to some extent, have changed. Both masculine and feminine identities could be argued that they have changes over time. Yet, stereotypical views of identity have remained similar. When people refer to gender they mean the cultural expectations attached to a persons se. in modern Britain for example, woman are seen as sensitive and caring, and therefore more suited to the supposedly feminine tasks of childcare. Men are seen as aggressive, promiscuous, dominant and confident so are therefore more suited to the supposedly masculine tasks. When asked 'Where do gender identities come from?' there could be two valid views that could be discussed. The first of which is that they are a result of biological difference and the second view is that they are created by society and are socially constructed. The biological view...
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