Gender Socialization is an aspect that enormously affects all individuals. I feel I have been influenced by social and cultural processes and not by genetics. When we are brought into this world‚ we have no knowledge of how a male or female should act. Rather‚ it is our surroundings‚ that construct our thoughts and actions. Genetic identity is lost because of the powerful manipulation of family‚ friends‚ school‚ sports and the media‚ which are known as agents of socialization. Such agents "are the
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Chapter Three and Nine Socialization and Sex and Gender What purpose does socialization serve? What happens when children do not have an environment that supports positive socialization? How does socialization occur? Why is Socialization Important? Socialization is the lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self-identity and the physical‚ mental‚ and social skills needed for survival in society. Socialization is essential of the individual’s survival
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Gender Socialization We are currently living in a society where women are making new gains in the business world and are obtaining more jobs that at one time were considered "male" jobs. But‚ it is still no secret that women and men are not treated as equals. From the beginning of your life you are either treated as a male‚ or a female. Not in terms of sex‚ but in terms of gender. Stephen Sweet (2001) describes sex as being genetically determined‚ while gender is a social term that encompasses
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How has your gender role socialization influenced your life? Gender role socialization influenced my answers partially because of my parents. I have been taught that loving someone is not about how attractive they are or about how similar they are to you. Love is a choice. When you love someone‚ you
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Traditionally‚ gender socialization extended to work and careers‚ however in the 1970’s these stereotypes began to relax. During that time the socialization aspect continued with women taking roles as helpers and nurturers such as teachers and nurses. These expectations for the genders lead to career paths that were primarily woman’s roles and men’s roles. Although now‚ people are starting to take on occupations that were traditionally gender dominated the socialization of the genders persist (Swanson
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Ethnography on Gender Socialization For my ethnography research‚ I selected 2 different locations to observe gender socialization amongst children at a toy store. The main focus of this ethnography is to see what types of toys appeal to children based on gender. Also‚ to see if parents are pushing their children on what types of toys they are allowed to choose from. First off‚ the stores I visited for my research was Walmart and Target. Both of these locations consisted of the same amount of toys
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Gender Socialization Analysis As I walked through the toy section of Target‚ I felt like I saw what I’ve seen ever since I was young enough to shop for toys in this section with my mom. When I was little I would go straight to the pink‚ Barbie aisle and then venture into the other pink aisles as well. This time‚ though‚ I looked through all of the toy aisles (including the boy section) and looked at the toys and dolls and games through a different lens. The color choices for the toys themselves
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Personal Gender Socialization Every culture has different guidelines about what is appropriate for males and females which forms with the culture and the environment they were brought up in. According to “A Brief Introduction by Richard T. Schaeffer (pg‚ 96)‚ socialization is the effects of the overall cultural practices of a society; it also shapes the images that we hold of ourselves. Growing up with Hispanic parents I was raised with many cultural beliefs that were installed within me starting
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boy’s aisle. It is already a known gender stereotype for boys that they must be dominant and masculine by socialization. By following up in the boy’s aisle‚ I wanted to find toys that stressed those known gender stereotypes that society has created for boys. First‚ I came across toys such as‚ “Starwars Double Take Death Kit‚” “Small Soldiers Karate Fighters‚” “Small Soldiers Action Figures‚” and “WWF Ring Warriors Wrestling Kit.” These four toys have already made gender stereotype for boys to be masculine
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Gender Roles‚ Norms‚ and Socialization And How These Aspects Affect Society One topic that often comes up in a sociological conversation is socialization. How is it spread? Who spreads it? What makes a specific piece of material socialization? Many sociologists agree that the media has a large roll in socialization and spreading it on a wide scale. The purpose of this paper is to explore the media and see where and how it is spreading its own form of socialization. Sociological research
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