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There are two major currents of thinking in theories of gender: socialization and performativity. In the following section I first discuss gender socialization and, in particular, the research on the role of parents in teaching their children gender roles. I then set out two theories that I have grouped together because of the similarities between them: ‘doing gender’ and performativity. In the final part of this section on gender I show how gendered expectations of children impact on their use of time and their activities.