AoS- Family studies

• Dennis and Erdos

  Fatherless children are less likely to be successfully socialised into the culture of discipline and compromise and so are less likely to be successful parents themselves - Studied 1000 children born in Newcastle in 1947, they exhibited a greater statistical chance of having poor physical health, low IQ scores and a criminal record if they were unfathered or ‘poorly fathered’
• Parsons

  The function of the family is to socialise the young
• Chapman

  Children are given gender stereotypical chores in the house to teach what is gender appropriate
• Williams


  Parents buy their children gender stereotypical toys
• Socialisation into gender roles and identities

  The process by which children learn the behaviours and attitudes considered appropriate for their gender
• Ann Oakley- Ways children are socialised into gender roles by the family

  1. Manipulation

  2. Canalisation

  3. Verbal appellations

  4. Different activities
• Ann Oakley- Manipulation

  Adults encouraging children to do things that are "normal" for their gender and discouraging behaviour that isn't the norm
• Ann Oakley- Canalisation

  Parents channelling the child's interests into activities that are considered the norm for their gender
• Ann Oakley-Different activities


  Parents or family members encourage children to involve themselves in different activities that are appropriate for gender