gender and identity

Question 1

What does gender refer to

Answer 1

social differences between males and females and is based on social factors such as values, perceptions etc.
It is a socially constructed idea of femininity and masculinity

Question 2

How are gender identities created

Answer 2

created through a range of processes such as socialisation

Question 3

Describe two ways in which primary socialisation affects gender

Answer 3

• Cannalisation: parents give their children gender specific items such as toys reinforcing gender norms from a young age
• Manipulation: parents actively encourage their children to behave and act in a way that is considered appropriate for their gender such as dressing their daughters in dresses

Question 4

Describe how the media reinforces female gender stereotypes- secondary socialisation - two sociologists

Answer 4

Feminist sociologist, Mcrobbie looked at magazines for girls that emphasised “getting a man” and conventional ideas of beauty
Wolf looked at how advertising presented an ideal unobtainable image which girls and women feel the need to strive for

Question 5

What would be the feminist view on female gender stereotypes

Answer 5

Would argue that this is done in order to reinforce the partiarchy which is a society that is dominated by men and they hold all the power gender stereotypes are a way of keeping women out of power and reinforcing the nuclear family