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Gender Socialization

            -Boundless

This article discusses how different genders are expected to socialize with each other and how boys and girls are raised to act a certain way from birth. Gender socialization is part of the process of instructing and teaching males and females to do normal behaviors, have certain values, and beliefs of their specific gender. In society boys are projected to be disorganized and loud, meanwhile girls are expected to be clean and quiet. This follows the different genders through the stages of their lives and especially into college, this is the first time kids are living essentially on their own. Living on their own for the first time the system they were raised to be in will come out in different ways. The boys in the college dorms may be a bit messier and louder around people. They also might not do laundry as often or be as organized with their studies. On the other hand, girls may keep their rooms neater and may not be as obnoxious in the dorms. Girls also may be more organized and focused on their studies.