Discrimination in Genders | Sociology

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1SOCIOLOGY
The gender roles are very crucial to determine the place of the males and females within
the society. The discrimination in genders has been a very common incident in the society for
over decades and centuries. The concept of the gender roles in the society will be discussed in
this paper. The role socialization of the female genders and relevant biological factors will be
analyzed to gain a proper view of this matter. The examples of the socializations throughout the
life will also be identified. The role of the language and media in displaying the gender roles will
also be the topics of discussion in this section.
The eating disorders are one of the main factors behind the role socializations of the male
and females. There are three types of eating disorders that can be found. These are anorexia
nervosa, compulsive eating and bulimia nervosa. There are various types of effects and reactions
to these eating disorders (Andersen, 2005).
The anorexia nervosa means that the person is unable to maintain the body balance
compared to their age. This generally tends to distort the body image of the concerned persons.
In the context of the gender roles, it has been said that the men do not bother about this issue that
much but the women suffer from low self esteem.
They fear to go out and mix in the society in the fear that they might be insulted by their
friends (Andersen, 2005). Women are also afraid of being fat even if they are underweight. The
women in this condition will need to be very much cautious about their surroundings.
The concept of bulimia nervosa will occur in both the men and women. This creates
different types of reactions around them (Herzog, Bradbum & Newman, 2014). This is created
by the facts that both the men and women consume a great amount of food within a very short
span of time. After all these things, women try to get rid of the extra weight from the food by the