How does socialization vary by gender and social class?
The two answers you have so far are ahistorical and anti-sociological. Socialization isn’t something that only parents do. It is an lifelong process. There are numerous “agents” (what sociologists call them) of socialization. Several examples are family (which includes parents), school, church (or other religious entities), friends/peers, work colleagues, media, etc. It varies greatly by class and gender, not only within a country, but also across societies/cultures. (I’ll focus on gender in my answer). For example, what is considered masculine and/or feminine in one society isn’t necessarily considered masculine or feminine in another. Entirely too many people erroneously believe that masculine/feminine corresponds to male/female respectively. That isn’t the case though. (Male and female refers to one’s biology [anatomy/physiology]) and gender refers to socialized (and institutionalized) behaviors/characteristics that are appropriate for males and females). There are different behavio
