Rodriguez, J. E. , 2006-08-10 "Early Socialization of Gender Expectation and Social Role Theory Help Reflect Contemporary Dating Scripts" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Online<PDF>. 2009-12-04 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p105165_index.html.
Early Socialization of Gender Expectation and Social Rule Theory Help Reflect Contemporary Dating Scripts
by James Rodriguez
According to the paper, traditional gender roles are developed at an early age and that sexual-scripts and dating-scripts put pressures on us to maintain the stereotypes of our genders. He talks about important events in history, such as songs being written and the women's movement, that changed the way our society looked at the typical gender roles. Men were forced to adapt to be romantic while women had to become more powerful and less submissive. Rodriguez says that social-gender scripts are what influence our dating habits. The paper says that men were found to manage their non verbal better and are more task-oriented. On the contrary, women are better at sending non verbal messages and showing their emotions. In relation to sex and dating, men are often more concerned about maintaining their independence in an intimate relationship while women focus more on the relationship ideals. Rodriguez writes that although men and women are expected to have many differences in their dating practices, they act similar in many areas of intimacy. Regardless, popular culture puts pressure for people of both genders to succumb to the stereotypes of the past; for example, men being the bread-winners and women being housewives and tending to their children.
-A. Merchant
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