MIDTERMS Flashcards
(18 cards)
The process of learning the social expectation and attitudes associated with one’s sex.
GENDER SOCIALIZATION
4 Most common agents of gender socialization / the people who influence the process are:
PTSM
- Parents
- Teachers
- Schools
- Media
It also contribute to gender socialization. Children tend to play with same gender peers. Through this interactions, they learn what their peers expect of them as boys of girls.
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PEER INTERACTION
It model gender roles and sometimes demonstrate gender stereotypes by treating their male and female in different ways
Teachers / School
6 Major agents of gender socialization
- Parents
- Teacher/ School
- Peers
- Media
- Church/ Religion
- Gender Socialization throughout life
It is typically a child first source of information about gender
Parents/ Family
Conveys information about the role of gender in people’s lives and can reinforce gender stereotypes
MEDIA
(movies, TV, Social media platforms, and books)
During adolescence ____ influence become the strongest agent of gender socialization as teens form together in small social groups to facilitate their transition into adulthood and into the larger society
PEER
A powerful social institution that shape gender identity in society. There are sacred space where only men are allowed to enter and not for women
Church/Religion
Gender socialization is a lifelong process. The beliefs about gender that we acquire in childhood can affect us throughout our lives
Gender socialization throughout life
Generalization about roles believed as exclusive to each gender. These are generally neither positive nor negative; they are simply inaccurate generalization of male and female attributes
It also the beliefs that people have about the characteristics of male and females
GENDER STEREOTYPES
