I chose to do my assignment on how children learn adult roles from their parents at a young age. This picture describes a domestic task, which a little girl has learned from her mother, and she wants to be just like “mommy”. The little girl sees her mother cooking and taking care of her so, she plays house and does the same thing with her baby dolls. As you can see I took the picture from higher up so the kitchen looks as if it was real. The lighting is very bright to show a symbol of happiness because most women enjoy being the ones to take care of housework. The fridge is open showing that the little girl already knows where to put the cold items and in the sink is the dirty dishes. This also shows how the little girl knows where the food is supposed to be in order to cook it. While she is doing all this cooking she is still making sure that the baby is being taken care of (getting fed and staying calm while getting house work done).
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This entry, “Learning Motherhood” caught my eye. I agree one-hundred percent that children learn from the adult roles in their lives at a very young age. The domestic tasks are usually left up to the mother or maternal figure. And of course a child at a young age is going to want to copy and mimic everything. The photo does a great job at representing how society influences us to be a certain way or be labeled with a certain title. A woman is “supposed” to be the one in the kitchen as the photo illustrates as the main aspect of the photo. This photo also shows how society influences the toy industry it gives young boys and girls different toys that make them want to be a certain way because it’s the “cool” thing or the “right” thing to do. Great picture and great explanation.
I think this photo is a wonderful representation of socialization of gender. It really makes the idea that regular cooking, cleaning, childcare, and also organization standout. I like that you chose to stick in the feeding child. This form of media is used to encourage or suggest that women frequently engage in domestics.
This picture is great for displaying how young children learn that a our culture see's a women's role as cooking,cleaning, and taking care of the children. This picture displays all of those expectations ALL in ONE. Just like our culture thinks ONE women should do ALL these jobs.
Through popular toys such as "My Sweet Home" doll set, "Baby Born" doll, "My Little Helper Stove," "2-in-1 Vacuum Set," and the popular "Elegant Tea Set," young girls learn that their roles take place in the home. They learn that their duties require completion of household chores and nurturing the children. The descriptions on many of the packages tell the child the importance of their "roles." For example, the script on the box of "Baby Newborn," doll set says, "Without you, Baby Newborn could not survive. Through your love and support Baby Newborn can grow to be just like you." Messages like these tell girls that only they can provide a child with the love and care they need to survive, reinforcing the stereotype that women stay home and take care of the children.
Many girls' toys also teach the obsessive value of appearance for societal acceptance. Girls learn how to be beautiful, making themselves acceptable in society. Rhonda Lieberman says, "Societies have produced idealized images of beauty as a means of identifying what they are not" toy stores offer young girls beauty products such as, "Glamour Girl Set," "Barbie Dress Up Set," "Manicure Mania," "Super Hair Creations," and "Scent Salon Boutique," to re-enforce the importance of personal appearance.
I like how this picture shows an example of how gender roles are created in children. This is obviously a girls toy considering the title is "Learning Motherhood". This is a way for young girls to follow what their mothers do on a daily basis without realizing that gender roles are being created. I like how the photographer showed the baby doll as a part of learning motherhood because you hardly ever see young boys practicing to be fathers when they grow up by playig with baby dolls. While boys are learning to be athletes and tough guys, girls are learning childcare, cooking, and dish washing.
This photo is just another reminder of learned gender roles. As a little girl we all had toys that dealt with children or cooking and cleaning. As a young i remember playing with these toys as thinking i cant wait to be a mom. Those thoughts ae far from my head now. But this image just plays on wifely and motherly duties for a young girl to see what she is "SUPPOSE" to beome
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