... jobs reserved for the males of one society may be reserved for females of another society. This cross-cultural evidence suggests that the behaviour between male and female is led by society and is not biological. It is learned behaviour. Margaret Mead led a study on different tribes. She identified three New Guinea tribes to show how the natural roles are led by society. The Arapesh showed little distinction between males and females. Both sexes were gentle and feminine whereas few differences were made between Mundulgan men and women whose tribe bred aggressive, rough, masculine personalities. Then there was the Tchambuli tribe where the gender roles were reversed and the women went out to work and were the main providers the men stayed home were more passive, vain and enjoyed a good gossip. Sociological theories tend to see gender roles as inevitable and natural. Talscott Parsons suggested that the modern family allocates one ...

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