Chapter Learning Outcomes

1. Define sex and gender and understand the social construction of gender vs sex as a biological concept.
2. Discuss gender socialization, and how family, peers, schools, the mass media, and religion are social agents for gendered pathways.
3. Define gender roles, gender expectations, and gender identity. Gain an understanding of the term gender spectrum.
4. Understand societal expectations of gender based on the influence from cultural and environmental cues.
5. Explain the institutionalization bases of gender.

Continue to 10.1 Understanding Sex and Gender