 Remember this A before symmetric means not, asymmetric that is not symmetric that is not similar. So, in the last module we said that in parenting style and with male peers we develop, we observe rather different attitude towards male children. Now how this asymmetric attitude is maintained? How is it promoted by culture? First of all male supremacy is promoted consciously or unconsciously from childhood onwards. Boys and girls, how boys and girls are made to think that boy things are and boy activities are better than girl things and girl activities. Boy things means the things which are associated with boys and girl things means the things associated with girls and same is the case with activities. Boys and girls learn that boys will perform important roles in adult life. Parents and other adults tell these things directly and often indirectly they convey that boys are important, why are they important? You will know this. This thinking is known. This preference, this supremacy of male children over female children, this is called endocentric or asymmetric view of gender. So, this is the meaning of the term that is title of this module.