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Family life lays a solid foundation for gender socialization. Then as students come to school their views begin to change and morph depending on what they see and experience in the classroom. Eventually, they begin to form their own opinions of what their role is as a male or female and if they want to follow the stereotype or not

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Family is the primary source of socialization and make a great impact on gender socialization. Children learn gender, they are not born knowing boys wear blue and girls wear pink. As a result, their family's opinions and social views become the forefront of their beliefs until they receive exposure. Through dramatic play, it was evident the influence that gender roles in the home play on how the students view each other and what is expected of each member of a family unit.

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Kindergarten

9 girls & 5 boys

Catholic School

Variety of family structures

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Data was gathered through the use of field notes, recordings, talk and observations.

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Playtime was the key to these research findings. It was during the students' playtime that they truly are able to freely express themselves with no filter.

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The school environment plays a major role in how we perceive ourselves and if gender stereotypes will be a hold us back from reaching our full potential. Through this research it was found that the direct relationship the students have with the teacher has an impact on how they view gender roles in and outside of the classroom.

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Before the findings....

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Even though a child may feel strongly about certain gender roles, they also are deciding whether they want to follow these preconceived ideas or not.
Through this research it was found that many children just want to do what they like. They do not care whether it is supposed to be for the opposite gender or not. The important factor is their entertainment and enjoyment.

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180 Elementary students said were the most important gender specific characteristics

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It has been discovered that it is “through observing the ways in which language is used in family routines such as dinnertime interactions, and caregiving and requesting rituals, children can become socialized to their culture’s views of gender roles and power relationships between men and women” (Kyratzis & Cook-Gumperz, 2008, p.146).

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“Language socialization is the human developmental process whereby a child or other novice (of any age) acquires the knowledge, skills, orientations, and practices that enable him or her to participate in the social life of a particular community” (Garrett, 200p.189).

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As children grow in their communities and learn their specific culture and language, they also learn important social stances of their society. One particular area that they develop are the verbal and nonverbal social roles and actions tied to gender in their community. When parents communicate with their children in different ways, they transfer ideas of adults, both male and female in their society and socialize them to an image of themselves and how they fit into the gender roles of society (Kyratzis & Cook-Gumperz, 2008). A child’s interactions with their family and community shape their views and opinions of gender roles.