Question

Identify the ways in which masculine and feminine communication behaviors are taught and reinforced in our society. Consider not only the family, the school system, religion, and the media, but other aspects of social life that teach people how to communicate in gender-specific ways

Answer 1

Gender socialization occurs through family, education, peer groups, and mass media, with each agent reinforcing gender roles through normative expectations for gender-specific behavior.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gender socialization occurs through four major agents of socialization: family, education, peer groups, and mass media. Each agent reinforces gender roles by creating and maintaining normative expectations for gender-specific behavior. Exposure also occurs through secondary agents such as religion and the workplace. Repeated exposure to these agents over time leads men and women into a false sense that they are acting naturally rather than following a socially constructed role.