In today's society, many people believe that we treat everyone with more equality than we did ten years ago. However, double standards are a part of virtually everyone's life at all times of the day. Coined in 1912, the term double standards refers to any set of principles containing different provisions for one group of people than another, typically for no respectable reason. Clearly, it refers to the fact that we have different norms for the behavior of different groups of people. Anyone can fall victim to double standards. The most common double standards are between men and women. However, there are also racial double standards. Furthermore, children can also be victims, especially when they have other siblings. I have personal experience with this, as I grew up with an older brother. The double standards I faced growing up are only minor compared to some truly cruel double standards that exist in our society today. Perhaps some of the most unfair double standards are those of women. A common one is the idea that women should not fight in war. Women are said to be too weak and unable, mentally and emotionally, to handle aspects of war. When the men of our country left for the Second World War they had to abandon their jobs. With work still to be done, but with the majority of the male population gone and at war, the only reasonable solution was for women to take over their jobs. After the war ended and all the men who fought in it returned home, they resumed their old jobs, eliminating the women. Women were considered better suited to taking care of the home and children, rather than working in factories. Because something that was sociall...... middle of paper ....../www.askmen.com/top_10/dating_60/70_dating_list.html>.Macionis, John J. “Gender and Research.” Society: the basics. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007. 25. Print.Paludi, Michele A. The Psychology of Women at Work: Challenges and Solutions for Our Female Workforce. vol. 1. Professional liberation, history and the new millennium. Westport: Praeger, 2008. 15, 42-43. Press. 3 vols.Paludi, Michele A. The psychology of women at work: challenges and solutions for our female workforce. vol. 2. Obstacles and identity game. Westport: Preager, 2008. 35-36, 114. Print. 3 vols.Paludi, Michele A. Women at Work: Challenges and Solutions for Our Female Workforce. vol. 3. Self, family and social affections. Westport: Praeger, 2008. 1-5. Press. 3 vols.Swiss, Deborah J. Women Breaking Through. Princeton: Peterson's/Pacesetter, 1996. 49-53, 190-193, 219-222. Press.