Gender IdentityL.O to begin to understand that gender is a social construction

2. To understand the role of the family in shaping gender identities

Basic definitions, from dictionary.com Masculine characteristics of a man or men having qualities traditionally ascribed to

men, as strength and boldness

Feminine: having qualities traditionally ascribed to

women, as sensitivity or gentleness

Write down all the other words you could associate with masculinity and feminity

Masculine and Feminine

Femininity Masculinity

Gender IdentitiesCopy the table below and write as many things as you can think of that are Associated with masculinity and femininity

Masculinity is a male identity

Masculinity and femininity

Femininity is a female identity

Femininity

Socialisation of gender identities

Masculine Feminine

Toys

Books

Films

Games

Next Lesson; Family and gender-role socialisation

Gender-role Socialisation

Gender-role Socialisation How do the adults in the study respond

differently when they think the child is a boy to when it is thought to be a girl?

What does this tell us about how children are likely to be treated by their parents?

Task 1 Read the details of Oakley’s study on

Socialisation and write a summary of the four different ways children are nurtured into gender roles

Task 2 In groups of 4 draw one pictures of each of

the 4 stages and select a spokesperson to show each picture to the class