Answer to Question #279919 in Sociology for Takia

Question

How different agents ofsocialization shape our gender socialization process which starts

from self-development stages and continues as life -long process, discuss with proper

examples. Can you relate any aspect of this process with C. H. Cooley’s looking glass

theory

Answer 1

Gender socialization happens through the various agents of socialization which include peer groups, education, family and social media. Every agent of socialization reinforces gender roles by maintaining and creating normative expectitions for gender specific behavior. The gender socialization comes from the closest contacts in early childhood and also comes from the distant sources.