For the project I was watching alot of Teen Mom and Sixteen and Pregnant. By watching the show I was picking up an gender conflict. Just watching the dialogue between the young parents you could see the difference in what the gave up. In many cases the guys are the ones who loose the least. Many of episodes show the father still going out with friends or staying in school. They are not missing classes because of sickness or medical issues. While the Mother seems to be the ones having trouble keeping up with school and friends.
However this is not to say that father don't have consequences because they do have to work and support the child. Or I times they have to have to give up College or their old lives at times have to be changed. After watching the show you start to see trends in how gender roles confirm. Men think how hard is it really take care of a child. While the mother are complaining about they need help and feel alone. It is just easy to see the lack of communication and difference in needs. It like that people go into the gender roles if they don't discuss what they want.
I guess my question and point is that they so easily fall into this stereotypical roles. While their is a twist because they are young it is always the same things happening.
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