Gender Stereotypes and Traditional Connotations: (A Comparative Analysis of Selected Chinese and Igbo Women)
Date
2021-12-12
Authors
Banwo, A.
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A publication of the Faculty of Arts, Business and Science, University of the North, P.O. Box 3000 The Pas, Manitoba, Canada R9A 1K7
Abstract
Traditional societies often define the sexes according to their gender roles. Chinese behavior
and attitudes are regulated by societal expectations that are based on sex or sexuality
and promote the belief that women should be fostering, obliging, and well-mannered
while men are thought audacious, belligerent, and tough. When these notions, enforced
by society, are ignored, women are seen as rebels, outcasts, or perhaps untraditional.
Considering gender stereotypes spread across the Chinese Han cultural group and the
Igbo cultural group of Nigeria, this paper examines data obtained via typical case sampling
and analyzed by content analysis. Three key elements were identified and examined during
this research (stereotypes, discrimination, and inequality of sexes). This work concludes
that people find it difficult to disengage from their traditional concepts and views. It recognizes that the society maintains belligerent prejudicial attitudes that are generational
and create dogma and negative connotations regarding gender stereotypes. It suggests
that gender stereotypes and traditional connotations that promote discrimination and
the inequality of sexes be strongly or eradicated. It concludes that all human beings are
equal and no form of discrimination or stereotype should exist in our societies.
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Scholarly article
Keywords
Gender , Stereotypes, , Connotations and Attitudes , Traditions , Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Languages and linguistics
Citation
Banwo, A. (2021). Gender Stereotypes and Traditional Connotations: (A Comparative Analysis of Selected Chinese and Igbo Women). The Quint, 14 (1). 30-53