Andrognous

An androgyny is a person who possesses a combination of both female and male characteristics. This is a type of person who doesn’t fit into the traditional roles of society. This person is able to problem solve like their opposite sex and therefore have more diverse problem solving tactics. For example a female may lack a male in her life, therefore she figures out how to check the oil in her car, air in the tires and change the tires. In the past such activities have been more traditionally accomplished by males. On the other hand a man without a female partner may figure out how to cook a three course meal, wash his clothes efficiently and paint his little girl’s fingernails. In the past such activities have been accomplished by more females. Our society is becoming more androgynous. It has been researched that people who are androgynous have developed characteristics that make them both male and female disregarding their actual gender.

In today’s society more and more people are becoming androgyny in character. Over time due to society demands and lack of opposite sex partners people have adapted to handle and cope with life by developing problem solving techniques more like their opposite sex. Traditional roles of males versus females in our society have become more and more blurred. Being able to adapt using this problem solving style can be a definite advantage. Many people become less dependent upon the opposite sex to help them with everyday life decisions and activities. This enhances the person’s independence and over all ability to cope with life. On the other hand this technique can have definite disadvantages. Over time it is becoming more and more obvious that gender roles are becoming more blurred. People are discovering that if they can problem solve by being more androgynous than why do they need the opposite sex? They can cope and problem solve well without their assistance. The opposite sex may lose value in the eyes of the other and can even become a burden over time causing people to become so independent that relationships between males and females become lost. Over time this can cause disintegration in society as we know it with less male and female partnerships and more single adult households.