Furthermore, he argues that for most kids, a sport begins as a fun place where kids can grow a sense of friendship and "closeness" with peers. Yet, as most kids get older, he believes that sports tends to become more competitive and less focus on developing friendships due to external influences ( father, uncles, friends, and male figures). Menner attributes the shift of attitude towards sports to the influence of men in the kid's life. ... Personally, I thought that this film had the greatest influence in changing my view on gender. ... The hip hop industry gives us a microscop...

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Then why does the media still portray this perfect housewife image that the mother stays home, cooks, cleans, and takes care of the kids? ... Advertising these messages teach kids to stereotype at even a young age. ... It makes girls at a young age dream of the perfect home, kids, perfect home cooked meals, and the floor cleaner. ... Many advertisements for kids during the afterschool hour is either some type of sugar filled sweet snack or something that has been dipped in batter and fried. Not exactly the healthiest thing a kid still growing should eat (Weichselbaum, 2011). ...

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There are also many debates as to the influence of innate personality and its influence to the different gender roles. ... While the Willendorf era's main source of influence emanated from the values in society, the Barbie era's influence focused on the marketing and benefits of commercial interests. ... The figure does not show a small athletic shape, hence it is more likely that the roles of women were mainly to take care of the duties of the home, such as chores, cooking, tending to family and kids. ... Girls spend long hours playing with their dolls given the considerable influen...

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Research has shown that gender differences are already apparent from just a few months after birth, when social influence is nominal18. ... "These discernible, measurable differences in behavior have been imprinted long before external influences have had a chance to get to work. ... These girls seem to have better spatial awareness than other girls and are more likely to show turbulent and aggressive behavior as kids, very similar to boys8. ...

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Secondary groups that influence an individual include; educational institutes, peers, and the media and these are called the secondary agents of socialisation (Study.com, 2015). ... Overall, gender is more then just biological and the path to discovering a gender identity for a child is influenced by many factors. 4.1 – The Family The family is the primary agent of socialisation and the first port of contact for a child to learn cultural norms, behaviours and customs and this includes the reinforcement of gendered expectations. ... The bases of this come from the father's own se...

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(Krieg, 2005) Rationale When looking at equality in our schools, this type of equality is based on each individual's understanding in what the differences are in a boy and girl's experiences in education and the influence on expectations and behaviors of both genders. ... They know kids can learn by observing people they look up to and if the teachers are setting good examples of how to speak to someone, no matter their gender or race, they will try to model themselves after them and imitate their actions.  ... Younger kids are so impressionable, these teachers are on the r...

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In this Modern age media's influences play a significant role in every human's life. ... In traditional gender roles, women are expected to stay in the house doing household chores, taking care of the kids and doing some other stuffs. ...

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In real life the extremity of such cases can differ from a new kid in elementary school having no friends to the situation in the Middle-East where multiple tribes like the Kurds are considered second rate citizens. ... To start with, a similarity is that the marginalization leads to the diminished influence and rights of both groups within the empire. ...

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The researchers also examined how much parental influence or preference came into play in the decisions the child made of what to wear. They found that there is a robust amount of gender appearance rigidity in early childhood and kids learn at an early age what is social appropriate for their respective gender (Halim, et al. 2014). ...

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Gender roles and expectations have a place in modern therapeutic and counseling practices as a topic for discussion, because both men and women are socialized into stereotypical gendered behaviors and interests (Hyde, 1991). Generally, parents dress little boys in blue and give them cars to play wit...

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(Peterson 1998: 61) These characteristics result from a combination of biological, cultural and social influences, and relate to our understanding of power in society as a whole. Although it is difficult to determine the extent to which each of these factors has influenced current gender inequalities and causes of gender based violence, an understanding of these ideas provides a framework within which to challenge and change male ideals. ...

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Liu, on the other hand, is the cousin of Liu Jusong's kids which shows Liu's relative youth, suggesting that he is younger than James. ... The description of James as a "well-informed man- who had been "through the public schools,"" suggests that society influences the way James thinks(67). ...

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