Gender roles is the expectations that are placed on a person who is associated to a specific gender. When you behave properly based on your gender you have specific behaviors, attitudes, activities, roles in work, and reactions to others (Godwin, PPT). For example, a male's gender role in high school would be to hold a position on a sports team, have a cocky attitude when faced in specific situations, and react to others with less compassion than a female. Gender role socialization is the “sets of behavioral norms assumed to accompany one’s status as a male or female” (Conley, 285). For example, it is not generally acceptable for a girl to play in the NFL, although it is possible, but when you talk about the normal behavior that is associated
