Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 1 Chapter Seven: Gendered Family Dynamics gendered lives
“The family is the lynchpin of gender, reproducing it from one generation to the next.” ~ Susan Moller Okin Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 3 Entering a Gendered Society Self-as-Object First Views are External Later Internalize Views of Self Internalize Only After Experiencing Others Microsoft Image
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 4 Microsoft Image Entering a Gendered Society Monitoring Internal Dialogues Monitor Selves Tell Selves What to Think, Do, Look Like, and Feel Use Symbols to Define Self Gender and Society Gender and Society
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 5 Gendering Communication in the Family Unconscious Processes Social Learning and Cognitive Development
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 6 Unconscious Processes: Identification & Internalization Sigmund Freud Anatomy is Destiny Little Empirical Support Families ARE Critical to Formation of Gender Identity Microsoft Image
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 7 Microsoft Image Unconscious Processes: Identification & Internalization Around Age 3 Male and Female Development Diverges Boys Identify Less with Mothers, More with Males Complicated by Lack of Men in Lives
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 8 Unconscious Processes: Identification & Internalization Girls Rewarded for Interactions with Mothers See Mother as Role Model for Femininity Boys Rewarded for Roaming and Independence Microsoft Image0
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 9 Unconscious Processes: Identification & Internalization Discussion of Gender, Not Sex Not Born to Be Connected or Independent Masculine Women and Men Value Independence and Distance Feminine Women and Men Value Relationships and Closeness
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 10 Unconscious Processes: Identification & Internalization Ego Boundaries Where Self Stops and World Begins Female Boundaries More Permeable Male Boundaries Less Permeable
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 11 Parental Communication about Gender Value of Males and Females Reflects Gender Stereotypes Different Expectations for Achievement Conveyed Through Toys, Clothes, & Chores Microsoft Image
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 12 Parental Modeling Masculinity and Femininity Male-Female Relationships Gender and Physical Appearance Microsoft Image
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 13 Different Contributions of Mothers and Fathers Fathers Help with Agency Mothers Help with Competence in Relationships Fathers Play More, Care Take Less
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 14 Growing Up Masculine Don’t Be Female Be Successful Be Aggressive Be Sexual Be Self-Reliant Microsoft Image
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 15 Growing Up Feminine Appearance Still Counts Be Sensitive and Caring Negative Treatment by Others Be Superwoman No Single Meaning of Feminine Anymore Microsoft Image
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 16 Growing Up Outside Conventional Gender Roles Gay Men Ostracized because Perceived as Feminine Transgendered and Intersexed People Want Choice
Chapter 7: Gendered Family Dynamics Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 17 gendered lives