FAU The Connection of Michelle Obamas Gender Socialization Essay

Read the posted Chapters 1-3 Download Chapters 1-3 from Becoming by Michelle Obama.

Draft an essay that examines Michelle’s life story from a sociological perspective by answering the following: How was Michelle Obama shaped by gender socialization and racial socialization in her early years?

Make connections between the examples in Michelle Obama’s childhood and the assigned readings in this unit. Choose at least 4 of the 6 readings listed below to analyze examples from the memoir. How does Michelle’s childhood illustrate or diverge from the concepts and findings in the readings?

“Becoming a Gendered Body: Practices of Preschools” by Karin A. Martin

Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School by Barrie Thorne. 1, 3-6

“Using Racial and Ethnic Concepts: The Critical Case of Very Young Children,” by Debra Van Ausdale and Joe R. Feagin

White Kids by Margaret Hagerman, Introduction, Ch. 4

Mothering While Black by Dawn Dow, Introduction, Ch. 1, Conclusion

Unequal Childhoods by Annette Lareau