What sociological analysis of socialization to the female gender role could I write about?

Answer 1

A lot has been written about women's socialization here are some sites for you to browse and decide:

http://www.haworthpress.com/store/E-Text/View_EText.asp?sid=KSTCP4EXKAEV9MCT0VGGNDGW2UHP3X98&a=3&s=J015&v=1&i=3&fn=J015V01N03_03
http://www.eric.ed.gov/sitemap/html_0900000b8008704c.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1618105&dopt=Abstract
http://wi.essortment.com/genderrolesoc_rivr.htm

Answer 2

Well... 1.'There should be more to life for a man than having to work a tedious, tiring full time job' this is the 21st century, women work tedious, tiring full time jobs as well. Thats like saying "Men have to get old", surprise! Women get old as well. 2.'Having to act assertively all the time must place a great deal of strain on a man.' when's the last time you've seen a woman beating a man for not being 'assertive'? Wait... its men that do that. The way you said that was as if women forced gender roles onto men, when in almost all cases its the men that do. People mostly speak out against traditional female roles because they are a problem for women mostly caused by men, they mostly dont speak out about traditional male roles because they are a problem for men mostly caused by fellow men. I'm nit blaming all men for this fyi, that would be wrong, its the jock like dumb muscle-heads that mostly do this, they're obviously a small but very influental type.

Answer 3

You may write about gender socialization at home and at school. For example, there is a monitor and a monitress at school. As for the home, it is noticeable that parents have different gender roles and kids internalize these gender roles in their minds.

Answer 4

I would write about Drift Theory if I were you. It's interesting to understand how some women "drift" into prostitution or other situations of the like.

Drift Theory is a socialization process that pops up all over the social spectrum.

Answer 5

You could examine women who rebel against the traditional female gender role. Consider analyzing the socialization process of "butch" lesbians.

Answer 6

Analysis of children's toys would be interesting. For example, how there tends to be separate sections for boys and girls in stores and catalogs. How girl's toys tend to foster the traits traditionally associated with the feminine...care-giving, housekeeping, etc. And boy's toys tend to foster the traits more traditionally associated with the masculine; aggression, competitiveness.

I actually considered doing this study myself. My inspiration...
I was in a dollar store and they had these "grab bags" for a dollar. On them it was written "BOY" (in blue marker) or "GIRL" (with red marker). Almost bought a bunch just to find out how the contents were classified.

Answer 7

Yeah, that's a little too broad- what about women and work and the phenomenon of having to perform home duties and bringing home a paycheck both. How has that affected women and their views of themselves in society?

Answer 8

You could analyze why it is more acceptable for females to have a more androgynous gender training than men. i.e. it is more accepted for women to wear mens styles and occupy male oriented jobs then for men to wear female oriented clothing or occupy female occupations (pink collar jobs)

Answer 9

Intersting question. Could you be more specific about what you are writing and why?