Section 2
Gender and Socialization
By Boundless
Gender socialization is the process by which males and females are informed about the norms and behaviors associated with their sex.
![Thumbnail](../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/5875/square/3602236792-314460491b.jpeg)
Social constructivists propose that there is no inherent truth to gender; it is constructed by social expectations and gender performance.
![Thumbnail](../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/4994/square/dragqueens.jpeg)
Gender identity is one's sense of one's own gender. It is the result of socialization, but it also has a biological basis.
![Thumbnail](../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/4996/square/800px-bettie-page-driving.jpeg)
Gender roles refer to the set of social and behavioral norms that are considered to be appropriate for people of a specific sex.
![Thumbnail](../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/5876/square/-meckenenem-verkehrte-welt.jpeg)
Gender roles vary widely across different cultural contexts.
![Thumbnail](../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/5877/square/3767729028-6278b420ea.jpeg)
Gender roles are taught from infancy through primary socialization, or the type of socialization that occurs in childhood and adolescence.
![Thumbnail](../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/5878/square/4933098878-e5dab836ca.jpeg)
Adolescence is a transitional stage of biological, cognitive and social development that prepares individuals for taking on adult roles.
![Thumbnail](../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/15462/square/adilia-and-catia.jpeg)
Masculine and feminine individuals generally differ in how they communicate with others.