... this project and were randomly placed around the classroom for the children to play with during playtime. The children can play with seven different types of activities; play dough, the dolls house, drawing, Luna Park, cars on play matt, shop and the wooden bricks. In order to record the observations a note pad and pen were needed. (iv) Procedure The research for this ... , listening to the way they communicate to each other and watching the way they play with toys. There were seven different stations where the children could choose to play, the dolls house, the play dough table, the dra...

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... mothers and wives, to wear skirts and to walk on higheels. They are should not have a career, but should take care of the kids and the house. It seems that these perceptions have been existing forever. That is because from early childhood, we are thought by our parents that pink is for girls, and ... blue is for boys. The trucks and weaponry toys are for boys and the dolls are for girls. Than, it is not surprising that we accept gender stereotyping and try to fit in the rigid models of feminine and masculine. For ... parents. A girl at an age of three was shown, dressed with a skirt and...

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... pink and yellow, which are soft, warm, harmless colors. On a girl's fifth birthday, she usually receives a doll. Television ads advertise dolls with only girls playing with them. By the age of five, a child is taught that only girls play with dolls. By doing so, they are practicing in the role of motherhood. "Little boys are expected to roll around in the dirt ... and explore. Girls should keep their hands clean and play with their dolls" (Kantrwitz 442) A statement like this is a result of the public discourse in American society. If a girl goes out to play with the boys, she is called...

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... in their hair and flowered pajamas. As the boy begins to grow, he is given a miniature basketball and a hoop to play with. The girl is given dolls an d doll clothes to dress them up in. Even going further, eventually the boy may play with Legos and Lincoln Logs and the girl gets a PlaySchool ... oven and a plastic tea set with which to play house. Sounds pretty normal right? Why? As illustrated in the not-so-fictional scenario above, gender socialization begins very early in life. Society has accepted such ... accept that blue is for boys and pink is for girls. Boys generally play with ...

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... in their hair and flowered pajamas. As the boy begins to grow, he is given a miniature basketball and a hoop to play with. The girl is given dolls an d doll clothes to dress them up in. Even going further, eventually the boy may play with Legos and Lincoln Logs and the girl gets a PlaySchool ... oven and a plastic tea set with which to play house. Sounds pretty normal right? Why? As illustrated in the not-so-fictional scenario above, gender socialization begins very early in life. Society has accepted such ... accept that blue is for boys and pink is for girls. Boys generally play with ...

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... difficulty expressing his emotions. Number two - a "woman" - who wears cosmetics and wants to get married, start a family and be a housewife. Number three - a "girl" - who wears skirts and dresses, plays with dolls, likes the colour pink, has long hair, and wants to wear make-up. Number four - a "boy" - who wears rugged clothing, likes the colour blue and plays with soldiers, participates in ... is her destiny to be a woman, and this makes it particularly exciting and challenging for her to try to be like her mother and other women.... In caring for her dolls, she takes that very same a...

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... This was the time of conservationism and it showed through women's clothing. The fifties definably showed the gender roles of the time period. Girls would plays with dolls and boys with guns. Also in these times women sought to have the perfect figure 8 to allure men. Even though sexy clothing was not allowed a ... (But this generation called the baby-boomers would soon rebel against conservationist ways in their teens.) For a woman, to have a complete look they cannot leave the house without their heels, pearl necklace and gloves, that could range from short to all the way up the arm. Th...

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... like a boy, also called a tomboy. This means that the girl just like to play with boys and do "boy" things. While another girl, with a different mentality, might play with Barbie dolls and dress in a pink dress. Nature and identity might make a woman act the way that she does. In the stories The Astronomers Wife by Kate Boyle and A Respectable Woman by ... mentality of the person who is making the comparison to choose how a woman or man is supposed to think. For example one man might think women should be in the house all day making food, cleaning, and making babies. On the other hand a...

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... peers and can be strongly influenced by and judgmental of playmates' clothes, accessories, and toys. Because of this, their behavior might seem rigid even in dramatic play. Girls can clean house, but they can't be soldiers. Boys can be train engineers but they can't bake cookies "or carry a purse. (Early Childhood Today, 2002, p.30) Children can also be affected by ... isn't there a boy to help her. I thought that was very interesting, which tells me that at the age of 4; they must already recognize that their father helps out around the house a lot. I think it is very interesting to no...

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... they try to be just like them. When looking at the girls section we will see Barbies dressed as maids, baby dolls with strollers and beautiful princesses showing little girls that women should be in charge of the chores in the house, be the nurture, and to be recognized by society for their physical beauty. This is why children distinguish their gender ... ...

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... a strong interest in the more rough and hard work on a farmland, work witch her father took care of. Her mother on the other hand did was the cook and the house worker. The parents seemingly enough had a problem with the fact that a young girl was more interested in the fathers work rather than her mothers, which was a problem. I guess in a way ... messages and the style of life that many parents live, kids are often brought up thinking that it's right for boys to play with trucks and girls to play with dolls. From my perspective this is wrong, I think kids should be brought up in a mor...

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... said it was a boy, they called him Johnny and when it was a girl call her Jane. When they, "thought they were holding Jane, they held here gently, and gave her dolls. When they thought the baby was Johnny, they offered him a football" (Stossel). During the 70's people thought this meant boys and girls were born the same but only behaved differently ... -year-old girl named Patty who was tested with Stossel and Leaper, did not hesitate to tell them what she thought. According to Stossel, the videotapes showed that in Patty's house, her parents urge her to make her own choices about what t...

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