Societies have always had traditional lifestyles, such as gender roles, celebrations, religions, education, etc. Gender roles vary in different countries around the world from relative status, work, marriage, inheritance and socialization such as education and child rearing. As the years pass, traditions begin to change and people change their way of life. A wide variety of things are now more accepted nowadays. Traditionally in the United States, women are the nurturers and men are the money makers. Recently, with changing times, women are starting to work outside the home, put their career first and then start a family. Men are starting to stay home more and be Mrs. Mom. In countries around the world like Cuba and Russia, gender roles can be exactly the same or completely opposite. Men and women are often stereotyped by everyday society. Men cannot cook, fold clothes, clean the house or even properly care for children. Women are stereotyped as bad drivers, followers, and incapable of managing finances. Stereotypes have existed since the beginning of time and manage to persist even today, despite the roles having been reversed. In Russia “society was structured around the gender division of labor and authority” (Ember 1862). Newly married women are known to be subservient to their spouse until they have children, one of which is a boy. The children will eventually take their mother's place and work side by side with their father. Women grew up knowing that they would join men in “previously male-only” jobs (Ember 1862). The jobs range from construction, to machine operation, to the management and laying of roads and railways. “Free” women had the opportunity to take up work in nurseries and day care centers......middle of paper......(Ember 585). This means teaching children values ​​from an early age and discouraging selfishness, blankets and pacifiers. Early socialization like this happens in daycare. Children are encouraged to be respectful of others and to think about the well-being of other classmates. From the child's adolescence, high school is required, which includes a year of socialization in working life. Many children spend a year away from home in a boarding school to receive that type of experience. This gives them the opportunity to develop greater social skills and values. Young people who want to attend secondary education will have to pass an exam and the most suitable ones will attend technical schools. Education is fully funded by the government, including paying students for accommodation and food. Works Cited http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/cuba/2162.html