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Assess the part played by socialisation in the development of gender roles and identities
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Assess the part played by socialisation in the development of gender roles and identities My scorn-bound edition of Chambers Concise defines socialisation as "the act or process of socialising: the process by which infants and young children become aware of society and their relationship with others1" Haralambos and Holborn2 are more comprehensive in their definition: socialisation applies to individuals and is a collection of lifelong actions and changes. Social studies of socialisation's impact upon gender roles and identities have been carried out in the modern western world3 and amongst the less densely populated and differing culture of the tribespeople of New Guinea4. The purchasing of toys, clothes, linguistic application and the direction to specified acts of play have been interpreted by Ann Oakley as culturally produced. Margaret Mead concluded from the behaviour of the three tribes she studied, that cultural choice was the driving factor with reference to adoption of gender-active...
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