In this post I will be explaining the Sex Role Traits of Charles Smith  one of the Main Character in the teen Drama Riverdale using the Items of the Bem Sex Role Inventory.

 

Charles Smith is one of the main character in the show Riverdale. Throughout his time on seasons 4 we have seen him develop as the son who everyone thought was dead to and alive FBI agent who is working with his mother Alice and his father happens to be F.B. Jones. For all he has been put through with his childhood and the tragedies that strike Riverdale he has some very strong traits that I’m excited to uncover.

 

Feminine

Understanding- Charles does not hold a grudge against his parents and the decisions that they made and why they made it. Alice Cooper kept the pregnancy from F.P. because she was dating Hal Cooper at the time. Hal made her put the baby up for adoption thinking the child was his. Either way Charles forgives his parents and is willing to move forward.

Compassionate- He is compassionate towards his sister and is willing to put his life and career on the line to protect and safe them. He is also compassionate towards his sister when she finds out that she has the serial killer gene like her father the Black hood and how Charles has it too.

Eager to soothe hurt feelings- He has some hard feeling against his family and for good reasons and he wanted to clear the air with them and he did. He also is willing to do whatever it takes for them to realize that he is not acting and really wants to be apart of the family.

 

Masculine 

Self- sufficient- He was an orphan in the Sisters of Quiet mercy and he was someone who made a life for himself and a career for himself by being educated and joining the FBI.

Analytical- He looks at all the facts and wants to make sure that he is making the right choices and the best choices. He also uses his connection with the FBI to help his family and the situations they face.

Willing to take risks- He is willing to let his family be involved in a secret mission like going under cover into the farm and putting his mothers life at risk. He is also putting his career at risk by allowing someone who was not a trained cop or FBI agent to go undercover into a dangerous situation.

 

In Conclusion 

In Conclusion Charles is more masculine and in so he is willing to take risks, sufficient and analytical. These characteristic make him more masculine according to the Bem Sex role inventory list.

 

Shared by: A,M.
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