During childhood, children are exposed to many factors, which influence their attitudes and behaviors regarding gender roles. These attributions are learned in many different places, including school, in home and even daycares or from babysitters that have direct contact with children. It is nearly impossible for a child to grow up in this modern society without being somewhat influenced by the gender that they are biologically blessed with. On more of a personal basis, growing up in the 1980’s has not changed significantly from today’s children. Behaviors can be and usually are reinforced by our peers, parents, and whoever may have contact with us. I remember in preschool that I was assigned to play with other boys, to line up at the end of recess with other boys, and to eat take naps

From the time I was born, I was greatly influenced to become a man. I at first was dressed in boyish, starting from toddler age. I found a picture where I was wearing a blue bib and eating a “cookie monster” blue birthday cake. Many pictures can represent a continuous timeline of events and behaviors that young children portray, as I found this true in my case. A picture where I was two or three years of age showed me and my father playing the snow while my mother took the picture from inside of a warm house. Maybe this portrays a manly behavior and me wanting to be pictured like my father. The older I grew, the more this become relevant. I have picture of me and my father hunting, fishing. I have pictures of my father and I after pee-wee league T-ball games, after basketball games, and basing football In the front lawn. However, I find it strange that the only pictures I have of my mother and I always included my older sister, which is two years older than I. I was always portrayed in these pictures as a man and have had the

with other boys. It was the same scenario with the girls, just vice-versa. As small children grow up into bigger children and pre-teens, they still some minor segregation, but seem to be more reinforced by our peers than by our guard

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