Socially Acceptable

From: Kacey

This photo is about socially appropriate ways that show both masculine and feminine way's that can be seen as socially acceptable. With the glasses they have lots of pink in them that show more of the feminine side. Pink is a considered a girly color and associated with girl's. Blue being more used as for boy's. These glasses would be socially acceptable because she is a girl and girls wear pink a lot. From before the baby is born the color's pink and blue are used to describe a boy and girl. She picked out these glasses herself showing self-identity as a girl. The shirt being more masculine is associated with some say superhero and being manly. The shirt represents a character that is very masculine and most boys and men are into this character but, now girls and women are able to be into it as well. Although she is a girl influencing on her preferences comes into play because some of her friends are into this character which is when this becomes socially appropriate for a girl because it’s an item of clothing that just happens to have a masculine and feminine look. This photo shows all of self-identity, influences on children's preferences, attitudes and behaviors that are socially appropriate. She knows she is a girl and likes girl thing's as well as this girl's t-shirt of would be consider a masculine character but, it makes her socially acceptable because her friends both boys and girls are into it as well and she knows she is a girl. These shirts are also sold in the girl’s section in stores. Her attitude is shown here as she is happy she is a girl and with her looking down smiling she knows she is a girl and is wearing which is considered feminine and socially acceptable. This may show more of the 2018 version of a girl but, reflects the gender schema of 1981. The glasses and shirt make her socially acceptable by both girls and boys. She picked out both items and likes them both very much. This photo is socially appropriate because she learned gender schemas from her social environment and knows they are feminine.  

The "Two Cultures of Childhood" mention's that "According to gender schema theory (Bem, 1981), children learn gender schemas from their social environments, but they also willingly adopt and exaggerate distinctions between the sexes. Gender schemas become part of self-identity, influencing children's preferences, attitudes and behavior as they strive to act socially appropriate "masculine" or "feminine" ways. (Martin & Ruble, 2004)" 

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