What are some of the ways in which you are/were socialized into an "appropriate" gender role?
How has that impacted your life, your work, or your family relations?
How did various social institutions (e.g. your family, mass media, religious institutions, educational institutions, sports etc.) shape your gender identity?
How do these institutions shape gender identity in general, outside of your own experiences?
Why do we place such great importance on "proper" gender role behavior?
How does society deal with people who violate gender norms?
How does gender socialization shape who we become as individuals?
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