Personally, I believe the media is more pervasive when it comes to setting gender roles and identity in society. Media serves as a way to socialize people from a young age. Nevertheless, Agents of socialization are very important for the development of people and their ways of thinking. Family, friends, school, television, and many more things have an impact on the way people view society. Media serves to show what things are acceptable in society and that things are frowned upon. Even though, religion has a strong following and offers a certain amount of knowledge towards gender identities and behaviors in American culture. Media is reached by a wider population and offers a more open perspective of American behavior and society norms. As
