Reflect on the process of your own gender socialization in an essay that addresses the following questions. What were the expectations and influences of parents, peers, schooling, religious training, mass media, and other agents of socialization? How were gender-linked behaviors reinforced? Did you ever experience contradictory influences? Do you recall any particular events or turning points that marked a significant transition in your gender identity? What do your current interests, skills, interpersonal style, or occupational aspirations, say about their conformity or deviation from the gender expectations you grew up with? Do you experience pressure to conform, or experience negative consequences from over-conformity to gender expectations? What effect does your race, class, age, sexual orientation, and other social factors have on your gender identity?