Chapter 9

• Explain the process of gender socialization in various institutions including the family, education, peer groups, and the media.
• Identify manifestations of gender stratification in different institutions including the family, higher education, and the workplace.
• Examine how gender affects their own interactions with others and within certain institutions in the everyday.
• Theorize about gender and gender stratification using classical sociological theories, contemporary sociological theories, and feminist theories.
• Evaluate and critique the strength of these theories of gender and gender stratification.
• Discuss gender differences and gender stratification from a global perspective.