What Is Gender Socialization?

• Gender Socialization is the process by which males and females are informed about the norms and behaviors associated with their sex. 
• Differences between "sex and gender" 
• Sex: Is what you were born with (biological) 
• Gender: Is learned through the social rules that are assigned to your biological sex. (Masculinity and Feminism) 
• An important part of socialization is the learning culturally defined gender roles. Gender socialization refers to the learning of behavior and attitudes considered appropriate for a given sex. 
• For example: Boys learn to be boys and girls learn to be girls. (Boys only play with toy trucks and girls only play with barbie dolls.