The photo I chose is entitled "Playtime". In this picture Desarae, a
ten year old girl and her brother Jordan, a four year old boy are
playing together in the living room. I believe the picture is a great
representation of gender socialization. The fact that Desarae is
playing with girl appropriate toys and her brother is playing with boy
appropriate toys makes gender socialization a prevalent aspect of
culture today. These children are playing with theses toys because they
have been taught that these toys are acceptable for their particular genders. Jordan is the main reason I chose this picture. Its very interesting that Jordan is playing with some really appealing cars that most boys would absolutely love to play with but his curiosity is sparked by the activities his sister is engaged with. I think this is a very intriguing aspect of gender socialization. Even though socializing agents teach children when they are young what appropriate play is, what appropriate behavior consists of, and what girls and boys should
play with, there still seems to be some sort of existing curiosity between the two genders. Another reason that I chose "Playtime," is because the foreground is the two children playing with gender appropriate toys symbolizing gender socialization. From the picture it seems that the children are conforming to what is socially acceptable. The layout of the picture is a really good aspect to look at. Even though the children had a full living room to play in and children generally choose not to play with children of opposite genders, they
are sitting relatively close and seem to be getting along well. The picture successfully encompasses all the gender roles children are taught to follow and is a good representation on how our culture dominates gender and teaches children what is expected of them as boys and girls.
5 comments:
I definitely agree with the explanation of the picture that it portrays the concept of gender socializationg. Because it shows that the girl is playing with the girl toys and the boy is playing with the boy toys. The culture and the media have influenced children on how they are suppose to act according to their gender, which then puts a lot of pressure on how they suppose to act, in order to be considred "normal".
Though these children are pictured together, it is very clear that they are not interacting with each others toys. This is normal in almost all situations where you have a brother and sister trying to play together. Even though they are being raised together, and have access to all types of toys, the media has put such a strong emphasis on how we are supposed to act as boys and girls that they almost not dare touch the toys appropriate for the opposite sex.
I definetely agree that boys and girls grow up playing with toys that are made for them. But you always your curiosity wondering why your sister isnt playing cars with you, or why is she playing with dolls and you arent?? If he were to pick up on of her dolls she would probably say that it isn't his toy, or the mother would say that boys dont play with dolls, go play with your toys.
i think that the explanation behind the picture is really good, that about how normally boys wouldn't want to engage in anything girly , but in this case the young boy is playing with girly toys instead of his own. in the media would say that girls play with dolls and boys play with cars
This photo shows what the boy and girl have to play with where the young boy is playing with car trucks and the young girl has dolls to play with. This happen in everyday life the parents choose what the kids have to play with so they do not step out of the gender roles which so crazy but true.
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