In today's society, many people believe that we treat everyone more equally than we did ten years ago. However, double standards are a part of almost everyone's lives, every moment of the day. Coined in 1912, the term double standard refers to any set of principles that contains different provisions for one group of people than for another, usually for no respectable reason. This clearly refers to the fact that we have different standards for the behavior of different groups of people. Anyone can become a victim of double standards. The most common double standards are between men and women. However, there are also racial double standards. Additionally, children can also be victims, especially when they have other siblings. I have personal experience of this, having grown up with an older brother. The double standards I faced growing up are 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 misconception is the idea that women should not fight in war. Women are said to be too weak and incapable, mentally and emotionally, to handle aspects of war. When the men of our country left for World War II, they had to give up their jobs. Having work to do, but with a majority of the male population leaving and fighting in the war, the only reasonable solution was to give their work to women. Once the war was over and all the men who fought in it returned home, they returned to their old jobs, eliminating the women. Women were seen as better suited to staying at home, looking after the house and children, rather than working in factories. Why something that was social...... 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. Flight. 1. Career liberation, history and the new millennium. Westport: Praeger, 2008. 15, 42-43. Print. 3 vols.Paludi, Michele A. The psychology of women at work: challenges and solutions for our female workforce. Flight. 2. Obstacles and identity juggling. Westport: Preager, 2008. 35-36, 114. Print. 3 vols.Paludi, Michele A. Women at work: challenges and solutions for our female workforce. Flight. 3. Personal, family and social effects. Westport: Praeger, 2008. 1-5. Print. 3 vols. Switzerland, Deborah J. Women Breaking Through. Princeton: Peterson/Pacesetter, 1996. 49-53, 190-193, 219-222. Print.