Gender Markers in Adult Halloween Costumes

Abstract

This activity is designed to help students learn more about gendered socialization practices by engaging them in a systematic coding and analysis of gender markers in adult Halloween costumes.

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Sex and Gender

Resource Type(s):

Class Activity

Class Level(s):

Any Level

Class Size(s):

Any

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. This activity is designed to illustrate how gendered socialization is ongoing process.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Students engage in a coding exercise to determine whether adult Halloween costumes follow the patterns Nelson (2000) identified in her study of children's costumes.