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"Describe what is meant by gender role socialisation and examine its relevance for an understanding of contemporary society"
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(Page, 1) Mohammed Emamy 19/11/02 "Describe what is meant by gender role socialisation and examine its relevance for an understanding of contemporary society" Gender role socialisation is one of the most pervading and overlooked features in our lives. Gender by definition refers to the cultural and social influences that define feminine or masculine roles in society. As opposed to sex which refers to biological differences between male and female. The differences between the two forms of reference are also reflected in sociological theories in which there are three main groups. Firstly the Biological determinism approach which is based on the theory that the main social differences between males and females are caused by biological differences. Secondly the cultural or socialisation approach, which explains gender differences such as gender roles, related behaviour and attitudes as the product of cultural socialisation. That is to say our social and cultural environment shapes our gender. For...
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