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Gender Identities and Socialization

By: Carolyn Corrado
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender
Keywords:children's literature; gender; gender and learning; gender identities and socialization; gender identity; girls; socialization

Gender socialization is the process by which individuals are taught and learn the values and norms associated with women's and men's roles in society. According to prevailing lay understandings of gender, individuals are born with a sex (i.e., female ...

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  Corrado, C. (2009). Gender identities and socialization. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 357-364). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n181
  
  Corrado, Carolyn. "Gender Identities and Socialization." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by O'Brien, Jodi, 357-64. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n181.
  
  Corrado, C. 2009. Gender Identities and Socialization. In: Jodi O'Brien Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 357-364 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n181> [Accessed 15 Jun 2021].
  
  Corrado, Carolyn. "Gender Identities and Socialization." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Edited by Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 357-64. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n181.
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