Sociologist alice rossi used certain biological characteristic of females to explain gender differences in her model of gender roles. according to rossi, this biological characteristic, combined with culture determines the role women often play in family structure.

Alice Rossi explained this in her essay "A Biosocial Perspective on Parenting". She explained that the bearing, nurturing and rearing are biological characteristics of women to her child. The role of women in the upbringing of a child is innately a trait ever since the early years.