Gender & Socialization

Question 1

theory of gender & development related to socialization

Answer 1

Social Learning Theory by Albert Bandura

Question 2

agent of socialization

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any person or group that plays a role in the childhood gender socialization process

Question 3

how an infant develops into a functioning social being and emerges with a personality & the process of becoming a full member of society

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Socialization

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types of socialization

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• deliberate or conscious
• non-deliberate or unplanned

Question 5

when persons are explicitly and directly taught the norms and values, the social expectations and obligations of the group

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deliberate or conscious socialization

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when individuals learn the norms and values by themselves from observations in the various groups they come in contact with

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non-deliberate or unplanned socialization

Question 7

the process of learning the social expectations and attitudes associated with one’s sex

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Gender Socialization

Question 8

the process of a child’s learning of his/her gender identity

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Gendering

Question 9

perpetuate the assignment of characteristics associated with women and men

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Social Institutions

Question 10

primary force of socialization

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family

Question 11

• child’s first source of information about gender
• communicate different expectations to their children depending on their sex

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Parents

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Child-Rearing Processes

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• Manipulation
• Canalization
• Activity Exposure
• Verbal Appellation

Question 13

the process of handling boys and girls differently even as infants

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Manipulation

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refers to ways by which parents deter or encourage behavior on the basis of appropriateness as regards gender

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Manipulation

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refers to the way by which parents channel the child’s interests in activities in conjunction with gender as deemed appropriate

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Canalization

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Activities’ conformity to norms and practices reinforces appropriate gender identification

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Activity Exposure

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use of language to label children in a way that reinforces appropriate gender identification

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Verbal Appellation

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conveys information about the role of gender in people’s lives and can reinforce gender stereotypes and sex-based discrimination

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Media

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model gender roles and sometimes demonstrate gender stereotypes by responding to male and female students in different ways

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School

Question 20

drawing on a performativity framework, which assumes that gender is socially constructed through gendered “performances”

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Workplace

Question 21

reinforces gender stereotypes through religious symbols, teachings, doctrines and their interpretations

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Religion

Question 22

what governs the people and sets laws that dictate what is and what is not, what should and should not be

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The State