Question

A 10-year-old boy cries easily, and his friends often say, "Stop acting like a girl! Boys don't cry!" The boy still feels like crying, but he learns to stop the feeling before it leads to tears that his friends would see. This is an example of_____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

gender socialization

Explanation:

Gender socialization is the mechanism through which we know the gender rules, values, and expectations of our society. Children begin to develop their own gender values through the process of gender socialization and eventually shape their own gender identity influenced by same-gender models. Parents, teachers, friends and the media are the most important agents of gender socialization.