Learning Outcomes Explain the influence of socialization on gender roles in the United States Explain and give examples of sexism Figure 1. Traditional images of U.S. gender roles reinforce the idea that women should be subordinate to men. (Photo courtesy of Sport Suburban/flickr) Gender Roles As we grow, we learn how to behave from those around us. In this socialization process, children are introduced to certain roles that are typically linked to their biological sex. The term gender role refers to society's concept of how people are expected to look and behave based on societally created norms for masculinity and femininity. In U.S. culture, masculine roles are usually associated with strength, aggression, and dominance, while feminine roles are usually as
Photo Courtesy: NurPhoto/Getty Images Although Microsoft's Outlook is a popular personal information-management client that's long been bundled as part of the company's Office suite of programs, it may be most popular (and best-known) as an email client. With everything from calendars to task lists and other convenient features, Outlook is a robust tool for helping you communicate and stay organized. But how do you get into it? Learn more about accessing Outlook, along with some other helpful information about the program, to make the most of using this application. Signing Into Outlook: Your Options There are a few different ways you can sign into your Outlook account depending on whether you want to access it from an internet browser window or from the program or app downloaded to your desktop or mobile device. Photo Courtesy: Kilito Chan/Moment/Getty Images
