Gender construction 1

What is the role of families in gender role socialisation?

• Treating boys and girls differently in the way they are dressed, the toys they’re given, the activities they take part in and even the way they’re spoken to

• Providing equal opportunities for boys and girls

• Ignoring the gender differences in children

• Not influencing gender roles at all

According to Anne Oakley, how do parents socialise their children into a particular gender?

• By not influencing their children's gender roles at all

• By allowing their children to choose their own gender identity

• By treating boys and girls equally in all aspects

• By using gender specific language and buying gendered toys

What is the hidden curriculum in schools related to gender role socialisation?

• It encourages children to challenge traditional gender roles

• It has no influence on gender roles

• It transmits gender messages through what goes on in the lessons, in textbooks and in interactions with the teachers

• It promotes gender equality and treats boys and girls equally

How do parents canalise their children into a specific gender?

• By allowing their children to choose their own toys and activities

• By not influencing their children's gender roles at all

• By pushing their children into a specific gender through buying gendered toys and using gender specific language

• By providing equal opportunities for boys and girls

What is the main influence of families on gender roles?

• Treating boys and girls equally in all aspects

• Ignoring the gender differences in children

• Passing on different messages to girls and boys about how they dress, what activities they do, what they play with, how they play and how they behave

• Encouraging children to challenge traditional gender roles

What is the main influence of schools on gender roles?

• Promoting gender equality and treating boys and girls equally

• Treating girls and boys differently and transmitting gender messages through the hidden curriculum

• Ignoring the gender differences in children

• Encouraging children to challenge traditional gender roles

How do parents treat boys and girls differently in the process of constructing gender roles?

• By providing equal opportunities for boys and girls

• By ignoring the gender differences in children

• By treating boys and girls equally in all aspects

• By dressing them in different ways, giving them different toys, and engaging them in different activities

What is the main concept of gender role socialisation according to Anne Oakley?

• Ignoring the gender differences in children

• Socialising children into a particular gender through gender specific language and activities

• Treating boys and girls equally in all aspects

• Encouraging children to challenge traditional gender roles

What is the evidence of the hidden curriculum in schools influencing gender roles?

• It promotes gender equality and treats boys and girls equally

• It transmits gender messages through what goes on in the lessons, in textbooks and in interactions with the teachers

• It encourages children to challenge traditional gender roles

• It has no influence on gender roles