Parents treat girls and boys differently when it comes to buying toys even if they don’t even mean to. Parents will buy dolls and tea sets for girls and trucks and cars for boys. Some parents don’t allow boys to play will dolls or girls to play with cars because they are afraid they will be gay or not act as their appropriate gender. Some parents want their children to play with both types of toys to show them boys and girls can do similar things without it being wrong. In this picture a little girl is playing tea with her baby dolls. You can also see she also has two balls around her which are considered boy toys. Her parents are trying to brake the gender schema by offering boy toys and girl toys. Even though her parents give her both types of toys to play with she is seen playing with her dolls more often. She is already learning the role of male and female by other children and people around her.
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I have to agree with this photo. There is definitly a huge gender schema when it comes down to boys and girls and what toys they are given to play with rather then the toys they choose to play with. The entire gender schema thing has been slowly started to fad away, but it still is there. I firmly beleive that the best way for a child to develop into who they became is by letting them choose the toys that they want to play with. I don't see why a boy can't play with dolls and why girls can't play with cars and trucks. If a parent tries to only let they child play with designated girls and boys toys with they a child, in the long rrun they are going to become the people they want to become not what you want them to becoome.
I also agree with this photo. Parents would rather let girls play with girls toys and vice versa for boys. I believe that if the child would rather play with trucks and cars instead of dolls they should. However, parents are afarid that if girls do play with boys toys then they would be teased at school or turn out to be homosexual later in life.
This picture definitely shows how theres a huge difference between boy toys and girls toys. Its interesting what happens when someone seens a girl playing with boys toys and a boy playing with girl toys. The comments are often different depending on whether its a girl or a boy. Its crazy how 'toys' have such a big influence in how females and males categorize themselves.
This photo does exemplify the meaning of gender socialization.Another example can include real life necessities such as clothes and shoes. I have a nephew who is a toddler and his father saw him wearing his mothers high heels once and he was so angry at my nephew. He basically said that he wasn't allowed to wear that and those of course are mommy's. I disagree with enabling gender socialization in my own home when I have children, but the fact that children will become socialized regardless of my detrimental influence, but through society itself, doesn't allow people to be free individuals as they should be.
I agree that parents should do more of things like this. If it wasn't made into such a big deal, I believe more would. There is nothing wrong with a child playing with a toy, no matter what kind, because in the end it's just a toy.
I, too, agree with this photo. I'm sure if I had children I would by a majority of little girl toys as opposed to little boy toys for my daughter without even noticing it. In society we live to follow the roles everyone sets for us. I like in this picture how to blanket is all different colors, which may not mean much, but at least the blanket isn't all pink or has princesses all over it. I think it's interesting though how the ball is placed off of the blanket. It's as if the parents are doing good by giving their daughter boy toys to play with, but they are farther away from her than her dolls.
There is a huge gender schema, when it comes to what is "acceptable" for boys and girls to play with. Also, the colors that children wear, it is thought that girls should wear pinks and purples while boys wear blues and reds. I believe that the little girl would try and play with the dolls more often, because the color of the toys appeal to her. I believe that more parents should offer different types of toys to their children because it broadens their horizons and teaches them different traits such as building with blocks, that they wouldnt have acquired if they were to just play with their dolls.
I like how in this picture the girl is shown with boy toys and girl toys, rather than just girl toys to go with her gender. It shows that it is possible to break traditional gender roles. However these roles are learned from a young age so it will probably be difficult for the parents to continue keeping their daughter interested in boy toys as much as girl toys.
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