The Gender Roles In Bend It Like Beckham

The movie "Bend It Like Beckham" deals not only with different gender- appropriate behaviors but also how different cultures have their own set of gender- appropriate behaviors.
<Tab/>Jessie is from an Orthodox Sikh Indian family. She dreams of being a famous soccer player one day and of playing soccer professionally like her idol David Beckham. She watches him on television and has posters of him hanging in her room.
<Tab/>Jessie's parents want to raise her traditionally. They want her to have domestic skills. Her mom wants to teach her how to cook traditional…