Gender And Gender Socialisation

Gender roles are categories that characterize what it means to be feminine and masculine in society, on how people think about gender as they relate to one another (Adams et al., 2013). For example, women are expected to be accommodating and emotional, while men are usually expected to be self-confident and aggressive, this shows how men and women are to behave in society. However, these sayings were taught to individuals based on norms, or standards created by a society which is called Gender Socialization (p. 318). Growing up as a child, we were taught as girls to play with dollhouses, pretend kitchen sets, cleaning supplies and play dress up. Whereas boys are taught to play with cars, sports equipment’s, action figures, and weapons. However, if a boy was playing with dollhouses, or playing dress up, he would be considered gay, or not masculine and looked down upon by society, and families. The same goes for girls who play with boy toys, or dresses as a tomboy, this is what we are taught to play with at a young age. Our families tell us how to behave, our schools tell us what

As stated in the textbook, gender socialization is the outcome of countless interactions, starting with those between parents and children. At the youngest ages, of course, parents have the dominant influence over this process. But as children age, their socialization continues under a variety of influences, including their own personalities and their interactions with siblings, peers, schools, and the wider culture. In adult life, socialization more often occurs in the other institutional arenas (page 167-168).

Socialization is an ongoing process in which individuals obtains a personal identity, learns norms, values and behaviour appropriate to his/her position. People constantly require approval of the things they do, they continually seek to be socially competent and to be accepted by those around them. It is human nature to want to be similar from others in order to be accepted in a certain social spheres but at the same time wanting to be different and unique. There are primary and secondary agents of socialization. The primary agents are those that are basic and fundamental to social beings, these include family and friends from which we learn behaviour at young age; they transmit norms and values to us. The secondary agents are those that are more external to us than family such as social institutions/organisations, these include schools,

When someone is pregnant, people will usually ask for the sex of the unborn child thus proving that people are socially categorized from the beginning of life and is something that is continued throughout life. One is expected to behave the way their assigned gender is supposed to behave. Gender socialization is when people are expected to act a certain way based on their “gender”. Through the following agents: family, schools, peers, and media, gender socialization is emphasized and made very real in the world today.

Although in contrast Geoff Dench believes that societal gender roles are beneficial; women stay home with the children and do housework, so that the men can take care of the family and be the breadwinner. “Over-emphasis on female independence, and rejection of sacrifice, has spawned a frog culture in which the sexes are polarizing, and men are becoming increasingly marginal as they revert to a wild state” (Dench). He is stating that because women want more independence, the men are no longer feeling as needed to provide for the family, thus feeling marginal. The most negative aspect of understanding and the attempt to change how we are affected by gender socialization is the discomfort it brings to people. Despite an increased number in people

Thinking about gender socialization involves thinking about how people began to treat you as a boy or a girl from the very moment you were born. As today, parents start looking of the baby’s room color and what name would they choose or the clothe that you going to use and what kind of toys would relative and friends give to such a baby all this thing is going to identify found for the rest of your life in the society. when I went to the playful store they have a very specific location of all they toys like for gender or each, because is very easy for them to find toys for girls and boys and for their specific each. The toys that they have on the girls are Barbie’s, tea set and almost all the color that they have are pink, purple ,white and

Growing up in strict home with strict morals I would definitely say that I learned what the course text recognizes as gender roles throughout my childhood. I grew up in a family with a mom and dad who loved each other. I have always watched how my parents would interact and treat each other. They were male and female who would kiss each other and love each other. This is definitely what has lead to what I identify as my gender socialization. I have learned what is normal from witnessing a heterosexual couple. Also, growing up my dad would work and my mom would stay home and maintain the house. Watching this as a child I would not have expected anything less than for the male to work and the female be caregiver. I relate this back to gender

My personal gender history began in September of 1995, when I was born a biological female in Bethpage, Long Island, New York. Growing up, I would say I had an atypical gender socialization experience. Girls were playing with dolls, learning to prepare food and clothes and essentially everything that is associated with “women’s duties” and boys were playing with toy cars, weapons, and action figures, while being encouraged to practice different sports. Upon this humanly devised and regulated binary, how does our society determine or define so-called "manhood" and "womanhood"? How are these constructed?

1.  Explain why gender is not a property of individuals but rather a feature of social situations.  Give specific examples, including your own experiences, in which gender differences were assumed to be natural but were really social constructed.

Socialization regarding gender impacts the way an individual: ranks themselves in society in comparison to other genders, lives their gender identity within society, and self-identifies as a gendered being. The intended goal of socialization is to prepare the individual for their role in several institutions, but roles are different depending on gender. The patriarchal American society holds many dated misconceptions about gender roles that result in differences in the socialization of men and women. Men are socialized to lead and excel in institutions, while women are socialized to play supporting roles. This has shown to be particularly true in the institutions of family and the workforce, in which men are socialized to be bread-winners and

Gender Roles are excepted behaviours belonging to each sex (Brian Furze, 2014) which is related to gender binaries, which stipulates individuals of each sex to conform to the ideologies of masculinity and femineity (Jack David Eller, Culture and Diversity in the United States 2015). There is a clear connection between socialisation and gender identity in regards with adolescence, which is supported through the findings of Erik Erikson and Lawrence Kohlberg.

Every day we come across advertisements, many of them revolve around gender and gender socialization. Gender socialization is “the process of learning the social expectations and attitudes associated with one’s gender” (Chegg). Our book discusses gender socialization regarding the expectations for masculinity and femininity (Wood 2015). Most companies use these expectations to create their advertisements, but some companies contradict the expectations to create a different vision for gender advertisements.

What are gender roles? Gender roles are set of expectations, attitudes, and behaviors that are expected from a male or a female in a particular culture. We are socialized to these expectations from our agents of socialization such as media, parents, schools and as we grow up we see a platform that reinforces us to these expectations. The meanings attached to male and female are different and our society valued male over female. The man is supposed to be aggressive, strong, a leader and woman is supposed to be nurturing, submissive and passive. Traditionally the woman is supposed to cook, clean and take care of the household while the man provided for the family.The cycle continued and thorough repeated socialization women and men have started

What is gender socialization? Gender socialization is the process of learning the social expectations and attitudes associated with one's sex. In human race, a baby’s sex is determined by the time of conception, a baby is usually pronounced as either female or male. Sex is biological and gender is not biological, therefore gender is learned. Gender socialization happens when you learn the attitude, expectations and different social roles in social settings associated with your sex (Fallen S. 2016). Generally, females are associated as feminine while males are associated as masculine. This socialization is used to explain how females and males behave differently. Depending on cultures difference, gender socialization can occur anywhere such as parental attitudes, schools, churches, government, military, laws, and how peers interact with each other. The purpose of this paper, I am going to explain how children learn about gender. In other word, one can ask “In our society, when does a child learn what it means to be a girl or a boy?”

By and large, gender socialization is a major contributor to identity and self- concept. Gender therefore becomes a characteristic that defines other’s perceptions and evaluations of us. People come to manage gender along with aspects of other aspects of the self by making sure that we are acting in gender-appropriate way (Goffman, 1959, Libby). In itself, the self is a product of social forces and it emerges through socialization. Being that gender is a major function of one’s identity, stereotypes about gender affect the individual’s perception of his or her self. Two elements of the self from Charles Horton Cooley look at the self as emerging through interaction in groups and the self as basis for social control. Through interactions with others, in this case peers, children begin to develop their self-concept and the perceptions that others have on them create the normative expectations . When an individual becomes aware that his or her behaviors are not conforming to the norms and expectations related to their gender, they become aware of their peers perceptions towards them as either being positive or negative. This in turn can alter the way the individual presents his or her self. According to Carter (2014:257) “boys and girls learn what behavior means and henceforth attach identity expectations to behaviors” and they become identity standards that are “strengthened by repeated comparisons between the internalized expectations and subsequent appraisal of behaviors”.