... 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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... 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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