The purpose of this discussion is to discuss and correlate concepts of socialization as a life-long process affecting the individual, groups, and families.

In this discussion, consider and respond to the following:

Do gender expectations affect the family experiences of husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters?

What differences have you experienced or observed?

Does the family unit serve as yet another system of social stratification? Explain your answer.

To receive full credit for this assignment, you will need to post your own thorough responses to the questions above, and then post significant responses to at least two of your classmates. One or two sentence responses will not receive full credit. Please be sure to check this discussion often during the week and respond to any questions asked of you.