Sunday, October 12, 2008
I am going to look at this from the other angle. I feel men stay at home more than woman after high school based soley on lack of everyday chores. Most men are unfamiliar on how to cook or do laundry by themself. Also it is socially acceptable that girls how more friends with which they could share an apartment with. But mainly for both sexes it comes down to money. If you or youre parents have money there is no question about leaving home. Everyone needs freedom and there isnt much at home.
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While your statement that "Everyone needs freedom and there isn't much at home" is true for the most part, I have to disagree with your comment that men don't move out because they don't do "everyday chores." Boys/Men (depending on your view) are perfectly capable of putting food in a microwave, reading cook books and following directions, doing laundry, vacuuming, sweeping, cleaning the bathroom, making and sticking to a grocery list, etc. In fact, I know more males capable of such chores than I know females who are! Knowing how to do them is different from actually being responsible enough to do them. And honestly, as a female, I can't think of more than one friend with whom I could share a house/apartment, while my guy friends have no problem racking up lists of potential roomies. If you want to blame something, blame average adolescent development. (Yes, late adolescence and the emerging adulthood stage last until approximately 22-26 years of age depending on the person and their sex.) It is proven that females' frontal lobes (the part of your brain in charge or decision making) mature more quickly than males'...
I totally disagree. I find that most women no longer no how to cook or clean. I started cooking when i was 8, and my brothers have at early ages as well. I have been doing chores all my life and I have had my own apartment since I turned 18. My family has no money so I am more motivated to be independent and break the cycle. I do agree that women tend to have roomates longer but that is due to women not wanting to be alone and wanting to feel safe. Also i totally agree that for those individuals that do decide to stay at home they dont have much freedom, unless they are the sole providers for their homes and then they call the shots.
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