... with dolls and boys play with trucks or girls with Barbie's and boys with G.I. Joe. Much like, girl's wear pink and boys wear blue, girl's play house and boys play sports, these are all social constructs that shape our society in to understanding which gender role we each fit according to our birth sex. Some how it is socially accepted for ... a girl to like sports and simply be considered a "tomboy", but for a boy to like dolls is almost considered forbidden. It is evident here that parents and the community construct a child's gender instilling behaviors and ... cultural value is dom...

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