ABSTRACT
T he topic of gender socialization and education can be approached from several different angles. Research addressing this issue developed historically across disciplines to create diverse literatures on socialization and gender. I draw from these diverse literatures with the intention of exploring their meaning for research and practice in education, asking what insights this research adds to our understanding of the ways in which boys and girls are socialized in schools. In general, I conclude that the process of gender socialization is not as simple as earlier studies suggest. Instead of a monolithic model of gender socialization, sensitivity to variations across race and class is necessary when examining gender socialization and education. In addition, attention should focus on both those contexts in which gender socialization takes place in school as well as the interpersonal interactions that create gender.
