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Gender Roles in the Family
Morgan Brownlee
That starts with family
Family is one of the primary places where people are taught about gender, gender roles and gender socialization (Risman 1998)
Gender is learned at a young age and begins within the family.
A group consisting of parents and their children
United by marriage, blood or adoption
There are many different family structures
Family genders its members and is organized along gendered lines
Family is an institution
Used to refer to feminine and masculine social expectations in a family based on a person’s sex
Gender Roles
-There are many stereotypes we are expected to follow -Society expects children to follow gender norms
For a girl to play with a truck?
What makes it wrong…
Or a boy to play with dolls?
2 parent
Single parent
Extended
Blended
Stepfamilies
LBGT
Child-free families
Non-biological families of choice
Family Structures
Stereotyped that is the “norm” in family structure
Consists of 2 heterosexual parents legally married carrying out in separate masculine and feminine roles
Nuclear Family?
The nuclear family is self-sufficient when there are other factors that influence it; such as work or religion
Some marriages end in divorce
Children will live in blended families
Families will have no kids under the age of 18
There is an assumption that the nuclear family is the “normal” family
Nuclear family is a myth
Parent-child communication
Children’s communication
Couple communication
Communicating in family
Parents influence gender identity before the child is born
Primary function is to teach and maintain culture norms
Gender norm and roles
Gendered role scripts
Demand to abide by a specific role
Parent-child Communication
Siblings influence gender
Parents tend to give children gender specific toys
Children gender/sex themselves
Child Communication
Studies show that girls with older brother tend to have masculine identities
Gender specific toys
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Domestic Communication
Household work
Studies show men tend to do less house work than woman
Women and men have increased involvement in child care
Conflict Communication
Demand/withdrawal pattern One partner wants change
through complaining or criticizing, the other partner does not and withdraws by avoiding or leaving the room
Couple Communication
- Parents are the most influential to their children -Children are likely to model behaviors of who they admire
Gender Role Socialization
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As people construct their own identities, they make more of an
effort to do so to make them more socially acceptable
Social Accountability
Single parents Play important role in larger society
Engaged Fatherhood More emotionally involved
Same Sex Parents No significant difference in children raised in
heterosexual families Raising Transgendered Children
Accepting more diverse gender identities
Thriving Diverse Family Structures Today
*The key to all of these is to provide a loving, supportive and stable life for the children
Parents take turns with housework
Ex. cooking and cleaning
Encourage the child to do a variety of activities
Sports, theater etc.
Gender inclusive toys
Compliment a range of attributes
Educate thoughtfulness
Encourage a variety of friends
Not just same sex playmates
Gender Flexibility