WS102 Lecture Notes - Hidden Curriculum, Gender Role

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: WS102
• Professor: Tina Davidson

Document Summary

Growing up girls: influences of education/society on identity. Process of socialization: how we learn to function as members of our social groups. Socialization is a lifelong process, direct or intentional, subtle or blunt. Occurs everywhere because there are many agencies of socialization [parents, media] Boys encouraged to adopt doing traits, taking action, pressured to develop into adult male. Girls encouraged to develop expressive traits, be emotional, empathetic. Taught to not think of themselves as unique individuals, but one among many. A role to play to fit into society. North american schools reflect values/goals/ideologies of white heterosexual middle class. Replaces roles belonging to family: acquiring social/work skills to become functioning members. Education is not gender neutral because society is not gender neutral of society, transmission of cultural values, role modeling. Higher education positions mostly held by men. Elementary teachers are male, 2/1 professors are male.