Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Gender introduction 2
- Ann Oakley (1981)
- A feminist who arues that gender roles are socially constructed through socialisation. She explains how children are socialised
into their gender roles by their families infour ways:
- Manipulation
- Encouraged behaviour that is seen as stereotypically acceptable for the
child's gender and discouraging behaviour that is not considered the norm.
- Canalisation
- This involves parent chanelling their child's interests
into toys, games and activities that are considered the
norm for their gender.
- Verbal appellation
- Refers to giving children nicknames that reinforce gender expectations,
- Different activities
- Parents or family members may encourage children to participate
in activities around the home that reinforce gender stereotypes.