Describe how we learn gender-appropriate behavior through the ...

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Describe how we learn gender-appropriate behavior through the socialization process.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Social inequality and poverty have both economic and structural sources. According to the text, a major source of poverty is:
 
  a. people's unwillingness to work.
  b. governmental programs, such as welfare, that have kept families impoverished forgenerations.
 c. the low wages paid for many jobs.
  d. people's desire for immediate gratification and overuse of credit cards.

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Answer to Question 1

The following are suggested areas for students to address in their essays:

Summarize gender socialization by parents

Discuss gender socialization by peers

Describe gender socialization by teachers and schools

Explain gender socialization and sports

Discuss gender socialization and the media

Encourage students to include any personal experience with gender socialization in their

responses

Answer to Question 2

c