Socialization and Stratification “Learning” one’s gender, race, and class.

INCORPORATING GENDER ROLES Learning to be Masculine and Feminine

How do we Define Masculine and Feminine?

Caption under picture reads: How to get a man to wash his hands.

A Look at Gender Roles Through Children’s Toys

“Mommy Make Me Better” doll

And What About Toys for Boys?

Under the Heading: “Playing Grown-up”

Race and Ethnicity Types of Socialization Experiences Those focused on mainstream “White” culture Those focused on one’s minority status Those focused on one’s own ethnoracial cultural heritage

Social Class Patterns of socialization vary by class –Working Class: more likely to emphasize conformity and respect for authority –Middle/Upper Class: more likely to emphasize independence and curiosity

Understanding Interaction An Introduction to Several Keys

Definition of the Situation Thomas Theorem: –If individuals perceive a situation as real, it is real in its consequences.

Default Assumptions What holds true in the simplest or most likely possible model of whatever situation is under discussion (i.e. what is usually the case).

Famous Women Harriet Tubman Susan B. Anthony Helen Keller Margaret Sanger Jane Addams Sojourner Truth Eleanor Roosevelt Ida B. Wells Anne Bradstreet Carrie Chapman Catt Anne Hutchinson Harriet Beecher Stowe Elizabeth Cady Stanton Gloria Steinem Betty Friedan Mother Jones Clara Barton Amelia Earhart Victory Woodhull Molly Pitcher