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Summary

Children become aware of gender roles in their earliest years, and they come to understand and perform these roles through socialization, which occurs through four major agents: family, education, peer groups, and mass media. Socialization into narrowly prescribed gender roles results in the stratification of males and females. Each sociological perspective offers a valuable view for understanding how and why gender inequality occurs in our society.

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In what way do parents treat sons and daughters differently? How do sons and daughters typically respond to this treatment?

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Learn more about gender at the Kinsey Institute here: (External Link)

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