... . When a commercial for a Barbie doll comes on, you don't see a boy playing with it. In fact you don't see a boy in the commercial at all. Just the opposite is true for boys" toys. Girls aren't seen in their commercials either. There is TV shows that work the same way. When I was a kid, I watched cartoons like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and my sister watched ones like Care Bears. Each ... show was obviously made and watched predominately by one gender. Girls don't watch Ninja Turtles and ... boys don't watch Care Bears. In present time, there is a whole ... ...

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... out conformity. Girls who are labelled as "tomboys" are seen to be going through a phase which will soon end when they realise that being feminine is much more "natural" and "acceptable". Boys who take an interest in dolls, cooking, housework etc. are labelled "cissies" and are often told to "behave like a man". Through the media many children's cartoons are stereotyped, generally the main action "hero ... " is male being portrayed as having dangerous and exciting adventures, rescuing girls and animals, being dominant, active and brave, compared to females as they ... ...

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... one: a contented child, eyes focused in myopic bliss upon the cartoons of a Saturday morning. A bowl of Cocoa Puffs or Froot Loops balanced precariously in his or her lap, the child is transfixed by the pixellated landscape. Suddenly the animated reverie is interrupted. A commercial break disrupts the program, and the child anticipates this weekend's influx of new advertisements. Perhaps the new Barbie or G.I. Joe commercial will ... American-ness of such a hero? I myself always hoped some day to become a Cobra because I always liked the bad guys, but that's beside the point. G.I. Joe ...

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... teach them that not everythink that glitters is gold and to give them a better perception of the world. That of course does not mean that parents are affected less by the TV. On the contrary, they are often more affected than their kids, of course not by cartoons, but by shows that contain information about serious subjects such as parenthood. Concerned with being good ... parents, people are accumulating a lot of information on the subject. As the information can be very helpful, sometimes it can be ... parents were worried and had searched psychological advice? The answer to this que...

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