2.1.4-+Belief+Systems+Impact+on+Gender+Roles

=__**2.1.4- Belief Systems Impact on Gender Roles**__=
 * Ani Mayasandra and Anuj Thaker**

__**Opening Summary **__
====Gender roles have been a huge part of civilizations ever since the beginning of time. Religion helped dictate what the roles of each gender were. Men were generally viewed as the leader of the family and were always high ranking officials in the religious communities. Women on the other hand have been regarded as support systems to men. Civilizations automatically adapted this type of thought because their belief systems took a certain stance, which recommended that people of that belief system went with it. The reason for this is uncertain, but many sources say that because women give birth, they needed to be protected. For example, India had a gender specific society. The Gupta Empire was a prime example of this, as women were denied educational opportunities. Even today, some of the practices separating men and women still exist. ====



__**The Basic Gist **__  **Who:** The people whose lives were affected because of the role that belief systems had on gender. Those who practiced religions such as; Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Jainism, and Buddhism.  **What:** The impact that classical religions had on the people that followed the religion in terms of gender roles.  **When:** Classical civilizations surfaced around the time of 950 BCE to 36 CE. This time frame encompassed the beginning of most of the classical civilizations ** Where: ** The majority of these religions were started in Europe and Asia



**__Case Study __**

====Christianity was a religion that surfaced based on the teaching of Jesus. According to the New Testament, Jesus was the Son of God. Going against the norm of the time, Jesus was said to have helped women publicly and treated them with respect and dignity. With the beginning of the early Christian church, many argued that it should be a “man’s church” as the New Testament was written by men. Modern Views however vary depending on the perspective that Christians have. There are two major perspectives of Christianity in modern history. ====

· Women subject to marriage and “Womanly restrictions” do not follow the true picture of Christianity
====· Paul of Tarsus conveyed Jesus’ teachings when he wrote, “there is no male nor female, for you are all one in Christ.” ====

====Christianity in the twenty first century however has for the most part equalized the role of men and women. However, although people believe men and women to be equal, there are certain things that do show inequality in gender. One of these factors is the fact that it is nearly impossible for a woman to become head of the church also known as the pope for Catholics. ====


 * __Final Analysis __**

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**M: **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">Men participated mostly in the military to fight whereas women were barred from the military

**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">S: **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">Women were in charge of taking care of the kids and were regarded weaker than men

**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">P: **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">Men held high positions in the political structure and women were not given many responsibilities

**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">R: **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">Both males and females followed religion but only males generally held high ranking positions in the religious society

**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">I: ** Men got to study at a religious place of worship and women were not allowed to study in most religions

**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">T: **

**<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;">E: **<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif;"> Men worked and provided for their families

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