FAMILY AS THE MAIN FACTOR IN GENDER SOCIALIZATION OF ACHILD OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE

The article is about the most important social institution in the life of a child of primary school age – the family. In the publication, the family and the closest environment of the child are presented as an environment in which feelings of sexual belonging, gender identity and primary socialization are formed. The author of the study stated that the patterns of relationshipsin the family depend on the following important factors: the presence or absence of a gendera ppropriate division of labor, the rules of behavior of family members, duties and rights between spouses, the dichotomy (or lack thereof) of male and female, the level of involvement of each parent in raising children, moral principles and traditions in the family, material support and cultural androcentrism of the family. The attitude of parents towards children, as well as relationships with older or younger brothers and sisters, are important for successful socialization.