Gender socialization is the process of learning the social expectations and attitudes associated with one's sex. Sociologists
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Gender socialization is the process of learning the social expectations and attitudes associated with one's sex. Sociologists explain through gender socialization why human males and females behave in different ways: they learn different social roles. For example, girls learn to do different household chores than boys; girls learn to bake and clean, and boys learn to mow lawns and take out garbage. Gender socialization occurs through such diverse means as parental attitudes, schools, how peers interact with each other, and mass media. Sometimes gender roles lead to inequality; for example, women's social roles were once more restricted regarding politics, and United States law prohibited women from voting. Some researchers believe that biological differences underlie some behavioral differences between males and females; others disagree.