Throughout several years, people have been exposed to gender socialization and radical feminism. By looking at several articles and research studies, one can see how both can influence someone’s life.
In the article, ‘Gender Socialization in Chinese Kindergartens: Teacher’s Contributions,’ by Eve Sui Ling Chen, the authors talk about how, while gender is a cultural phenomenon, socialization is a cultural practice of adults. This means that parents have a great deal of influence on determining how children are gender socialized. While boys are raised to conform to male roles such as providing for the family, women are raised to conform to female roles such as cooking or cleaning. Also, when a child is raised, they can be given things that the other gender would not get. For example, when a male applies for a job which is more male-dominated, he will be more likely to get it than the female would . Along with children being raised by their parents to conform to certain gender roles, they are also conformed by their peers and teachers. In the previous article, it goes over how examples such as how teachers would …show more content…
Because of this, I have1 spent several years of my life volunteering with police departments and learning everything I can about how to become a police officer. I am also currently pursuing a degree in criminal justice which I hope will help me have a greater chance at becoming a police officer one day. Although I have spent a long-time training to become a police officer, I know that, because I am a female, it will be harder for me to get a job depending on where I live at and depending on if there are males who have also applied for the position. Because of this, I would say that gender socialization had proven to be a disadvantage to my life outcome because, since I am a female, people could see my gender and assume that I am strong enough or am incapable of performing the job
In the article, ‘Gender Socialization in Chinese Kindergartens: Teacher’s Contributions,’ by Eve Sui Ling Chen, the authors talk about how, while gender is a cultural phenomenon, socialization is a cultural practice of adults. This means that parents have a great deal of influence on determining how children are gender socialized. While boys are raised to conform to male roles such as providing for the family, women are raised to conform to female roles such as cooking or cleaning. Also, when a child is raised, they can be given things that the other gender would not get. For example, when a male applies for a job which is more male-dominated, he will be more likely to get it than the female would . Along with children being raised by their parents to conform to certain gender roles, they are also conformed by their peers and teachers. In the previous article, it goes over how examples such as how teachers would …show more content…
Because of this, I have1 spent several years of my life volunteering with police departments and learning everything I can about how to become a police officer. I am also currently pursuing a degree in criminal justice which I hope will help me have a greater chance at becoming a police officer one day. Although I have spent a long-time training to become a police officer, I know that, because I am a female, it will be harder for me to get a job depending on where I live at and depending on if there are males who have also applied for the position. Because of this, I would say that gender socialization had proven to be a disadvantage to my life outcome because, since I am a female, people could see my gender and assume that I am strong enough or am incapable of performing the job