From a young age we are taught to behave a certain way according to our gender. Boys are taught to be masculine and that they are the providers for the family and girls are taught to be feminine that they are the ones who give comfort and emotional support; for example parents will buy boys trucks and buy girls dolls. With these continued ways of thinking males and females will always be trapped in the …showed first 75 words of 603 total…

…showed last 75 words of 603 total…young age they often switch roles to accommodate whatever situation they are in. It is hard for a person to be different than how they have been taught, but it is something that happens now more than ever. Today there are more single parent homes than there were even ten years ago; because of this we are seeing males take a more active role in their children's lives and females providing more for their families.