Gender Socialization

Gender Socialization

For this Discussion, consider various socialization agents and their influence on gender role development related to behaviors, attitudes, or expectations. Use your Final Project culture of interest and select another culture of interest to you. Select two socialization agents to use in this Discussion.

With these thoughts in mind: [From this assignment forward, you are expected to separate the assignment into headers.]

Provide a description of the two socialization agents you selected and explain how these agents influence gender role development across two different cultures, one of the cultures being African. Then, describe two socialization agents that influenced your own gender role development and explain how. Finally, explain how your gender role development might have been affected if you were raised in a different culture. Support your responses using the Learning Resources and the current literature.
Please use these as reference:
Course Text: The Handbook of Culture and Psychology
Chapter 11, “Gender and Culture”
Article: Afable-Munsuz, A., & Brindis, C. D. (2006). Acculturation and the sexual and reproductive health of Latino youth in the United States: A literature review. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 38(4), 208–219.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Aubrey, J. S., & Harrison, K. (2004). The gender-role content of children’s favorite television programs and its links to their gender-related perceptions. Media Psychology, 6(2), 111–146.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Communication & Mass Media Complete database.
Article: Crouter, A. C., Manke, B. A., & McHale, S. M. (1995). The family context of gender intensification in early adolescence. Child Development, 66(2), 317–329.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Echávarri, R. A., & Ezcurra, R. (2010). Education and gender bias in the sex ratio at birth: Evidence from India. Demography, 47(1), 249–268.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Business Source Complete database.
Article: Ghule, M., Balaiah, D., & Joshi, B. (2007). Attitude towards premarital sex among rural college youth in Maharashtra, India. Sexuality & Culture, 11(4), 1–17.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Lancaster, G., Maitra, P., & Ray, R. (2008). Household expenditure patterns and gender bias: Evidence from selected Indian states. Oxford Development Studies, 36(2), 133–157.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Miyajima, T. (2008). Gender inequality among Japanese high school teachers: Women teachers’ resistance to gender bias in occupational culture. Journal of Education for Teaching, 34(4), 319–332.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Mohammadi, M. R., Mohammad K., Farahani, F. K., Alikhani, S., Zare, M., Tehrani, F.R.,…Alaeddini, F. (2006). Reproductive knowledge, attitudes and behavior among adolescent males in Tehran, Iran. International Family Planning Perspectives, 32(1), 35–44.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Para-Mallam, F. J., & Funmi, J. (2010). Promoting gender equality in the context of Nigerian cultural and religious expression: Beyond increasing female access to education. Compare: A Journal of Comparative & International Education, 40(4), 459–477.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Educational Research Complete database.
Article: Sadker, D. (1999). Gender equity: Still knocking at the classroom door. Educational Leadership, 56(7), 22–26. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Sadker, D., & Zittleman, K. (2005). Gender bias lives, for both sexes. Education Digest, 70(8), 27–30.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete database.
Article: Witt, S. D. (1997). Parental influence on children’s socialization to gender roles. Adolescence, 32(126), 253–259.
Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Medline With Full Text database.

Best, D. L., & Williams, J. E. (2001). Gender and culture. In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), The handbook of culture and psychology (pp. 195–219). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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