The Cost and Effect of Gendering in the Family

Callie R. Davidson, Keisha E. Payne, Saskia Maltz, Jerome Rabow^*

University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/sm.2015.54020                

Abstract

This paper examines theoretical and empirical research on how families teach children about gender, gender relations, and gender roles. This research is supplemented with students’ personal childhood vignettes from two upper division classes, at two public universities. A final section examines shifts in traditional family structure that affect child rearing practices and the students’ efforts to resist the inequalities they faced. This structural shift and micro practices both lead to less oppression and more equality in the modern family.

Keywords

Sexism, Gender Stereotypes, Gender Roles, Family Influence on Gender, Socialization, Single Parent, Gay Parenting

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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