Gender refers to socially learned traits, behavior, and attitudes associated with expected of, men and woman (Farley 189). These so called learned traits are more often known as gender roles, which can be defined as roles that society expects people tp play, according to their sex ( Farley 189). Each gender has a particular and specific role that they are expected to play and can take a variety of different forms. For example gender roles are found in …showed first 75 words of 570 total…

…showed last 75 words of 570 total…other children, parents, and even teachers all can give off these messages. But through the process of the looking-glass self, children are basically taught different self-images, because their self-image is a product of the messages they receive from others and the ways they understand and interpret those messages (Farley 197-8). They come to believe that their skills are expected of them and according to Farley, by later on in life, they become a self-fulfilling prophesy (198).