Examples Of Gender Socialization

Gender socialization is the social construction of female and male behavior. With gender socialization there becomes gender inequality, which is the unequal treatment of individuals by others constructed by their gender. Gender socialization happens unnoticeably and connects to gender inequality. Gender socialization maintains and manipulates gender inequality in different ways. Three instances of gender socialization I observed were at work by a member, by my mom at my papa’s, and at my parent’s by my dad. One instance was at work. My current occupation is a teller at TFCU. I was at my window when a regular member of mine came up to me to withdraw some funds for the holidays. He asked me if I was cooking anything for the holidays, sure enough I said yes. He became hysterical and asked me if I would marry him. He said that women don’t know how to cook these days and that all they do is heat up microwave dinners. I started to laugh, too. I responded by saying that cooking can take hours at a time. It’s not always convenient for women who work nowadays and juggle the family and house. Sometimes a microwave dinner can do justice. He began to get serious and asked what I was cooking. I told him what I was preparing and that I was also assisting my grandmothers since I …show more content…
I was sitting in the living room with my papa on Thanksgiving dinner. It wasn’t soon until my mom announced for me to get up and help her in the kitchen. I didn’t get up because I thought it was ridiculous that we just got done eating and that she wasn’t asking my brother. I don’t live with my parents so I thought it was unnecessary for her to command me, not that I’m a female and it’s my responsibility. Eventually I got up to do the dishes because I can’t stand seeing my mother do the work. She’s always in pain. I also wanted to do them anyways. She knew I was going to do them whether or not I liked her bossing me