This chapter will help you to:

9.1 Describe the difference between sex and gender.

9.2 Identify agents of gender socialization.

9.3 Give examples of meso- and macro-level gender stratification.

9.4 Illustrate the relationship between minority status and gender and sexual orientation.

9.5 Discuss costs and consequences of gender stratification.

9.6 Explain social policies that could decrease gender stratification.