Reinforcement Of Gender Identities

Question 1

Seidler (2006)

Answer 1

Argues that young males in the 1950s knew what it meant to be male.

Question 2

Sharpe (1976)

Answer 2

Found that girls have expectations of what they want to do with their lives based on traditional gender-roles.

Question 3

Parsons (1954)

Answer 3

Argued that it’s natural that we no longer feel that women must take the passive role.

Question 4

Stanley & Wise (2002)

Answer 4

Take the view that gender-role socialisation is simplistic.