Using the Model of Self-Socialization Proposed by Gender Schema Theory

question 103

Essay

Using the model of self-socialization proposed by gender schema theory, outline how children choose among the array of objects and activities available to them, and how those choices influence their knowledge. Give a specific example of one such choice, and explain how the gender schema theory would explain to that choice.

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Definitions:

Extracurricular Activities

Activities that students participate in outside of the regular academic curriculum, which may include sports, clubs, music, arts, and volunteer work.

Political Economy

The study of production, trade, and their relationship with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth.

Constitution

A written or unwritten system of fundamental laws and principles governing a nation, state, or organization.

Markets

Physical or virtual places where goods, services, or securities are exchanged between buyers and sellers.