Parents socialize children into oppressed roles out of genuine care

Evidence

And even a generous mother who sincerely wants the best for her child will, as a rule, think it wiser to make a “true woman” of her, as that is the way she will be best accepted by society. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 692

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the modern ‘compliments about immodesty’ moral-panic framing — socialization toward conformity justified as protecting the child. — connects to: Parents prioritize making children socially desirable over fostering other attributes. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 473; Benevolent, sugar-coated treatment of subordinates enlists them in their own oppression — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 768; Mono-racial parents struggle to socialize children into racial worlds they never inhabited. — Tatiana I. Zamora and Amado M. Padilla, Making sense of conflicting messages of…, 130

Broader Connections

• Benevolent, sugar-coated treatment of subordinates enlists them in their own oppression #expands (0.90) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 768
• Parents prioritize making children socially desirable over fostering other attributes. #expands (0.80) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 473