Why America is different from other cultures
Posted: July 24th, 2014, 11:27 am
one of the reasons why we have inequality between men and women in the USA is because of the way our nation was founded.
we come from a colonial country that was settled in the 1600's to 1800's. this is unlike many others such as Europe, Asian, and africa, etc.
although south America was colonized, most of the modern population is the indigenous peoples. for example, Peruvians are Peruvian, while americans tend to be European migrants.
the US is unique in that in order for it to be settled out to California, you needed to have the following:
- be a risk taker
- have enough money or provisions to support yourself
- be willing to risk your life
- be willing to go alone without the support of your homeland or relatives
this was only a few generations ago. in fact, there are still people today who were born during the end of the frontier period.
I think that our attitudes between men and women were shaped by our frontiersman mentality. meaning that men are expected to be high risk takers while women sit comfortably and reaped the rewards. the 1800's saw American men settle the entire nation with immense responsibility that no woman would take on her own.
I feel that the attitudes that women have today are largely shaped by this. they expect the men to build everything and they want to come in later to a completely built castle for them to take over. but they do not realize how much work went into building our country, they were born into a country that is already built, so they do not appreciate it like their grandparents did.
we come from a colonial country that was settled in the 1600's to 1800's. this is unlike many others such as Europe, Asian, and africa, etc.
although south America was colonized, most of the modern population is the indigenous peoples. for example, Peruvians are Peruvian, while americans tend to be European migrants.
the US is unique in that in order for it to be settled out to California, you needed to have the following:
- be a risk taker
- have enough money or provisions to support yourself
- be willing to risk your life
- be willing to go alone without the support of your homeland or relatives
this was only a few generations ago. in fact, there are still people today who were born during the end of the frontier period.
I think that our attitudes between men and women were shaped by our frontiersman mentality. meaning that men are expected to be high risk takers while women sit comfortably and reaped the rewards. the 1800's saw American men settle the entire nation with immense responsibility that no woman would take on her own.
I feel that the attitudes that women have today are largely shaped by this. they expect the men to build everything and they want to come in later to a completely built castle for them to take over. but they do not realize how much work went into building our country, they were born into a country that is already built, so they do not appreciate it like their grandparents did.