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GenderSocialization1.pptxGENDER SOCAILIZATION
WGS 191: Women, Gender Identity, and Ethnicity
GENDER
Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society/culture considers appropriate for men and women, girls and boys
GENDER SOCIALIZATION
Gender Socialization is the process of interaction through which we learn the gender norms of our culture and acquire a sense of ourselves as feminine, masculine, or even androgynous
These processes are common and universal
Although things are changing, there is a still pink/blue, female/male color preference
Family
Family
Parents are the first significant others who show us how to follow the gender roles
Parents teach their children gender roles in subtle ways:
with toys they buy
rules they set
expectations they have
FAMILY
Studies concluded in US society, mothers unconsciously reward female children for being nurturing and domestic and male children for being active and independent
Family
Substantial amounts of research demonstrate that parents treat boys and girls differently
While boys are given much more freedom, they are also punished more harshly for cross-gender behavior
Children whose parents strongly believe in traditional gender roles are much more likely to believe in gender stereotypes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvPQQ7dV9kQ&feature=youtu.be
THE TRANSMISSION OF GENDERED LESSONS
The clothes in which children are dressed
The message that children receives from adults and other children
TOYS
TOYS
THE TRANSMISSION OF GENDERED LESSONS
The toys to play with
Children’s toys are strongly associated with interests and competencies in later life
Encourage playing with diverse toys
MEDIA
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TOYS
FEMINIST SCHOLARS’ CRITIQUES
Much of the research was culturally biased
Freud- focus on the gender norms of the upper classes in Europe
Gilligan- research on the moral judgement is flawed because of its exclusive focus on boys
Carol Stack- adds race
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IMPACTS OF GENDER SOCIALIZATION
Mary Wollstonecraft - A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 1792
- cannot garner respect
- assume the leadership
Women having more “masculine” characteristics
- rejected as “masculine” women
CONSEQUENCES
Positive
Great pleasure
Negative
Unwelcome forms of attention
Punishment
Demand for conformity
Violence
Death
Attendance Question
What is gender socialization?
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In case you need some guidance…
And some more guidance…
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