... continue to influence how their children are treated. Mothers and fathers tend to look at their baby girls as more fragile than their boys. Girls are encouraged to play with dolls, while boys are taught to play with trucks and army toys. This can be seen at just about any playground, schoolroom, or home in America. Commercials on TV show these ... . In many households, boys do the taking out of the trash, mowing the grass, shoveling the snow, and all other duties that are seen as manly. While girls clean the house, do the dishes, cook, baby-sit, and all other stereotypically women things...

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... shadow the mother. This is how why boys and girls take on certain roles in Society. For example little girls pretend to cook and clean, and take care of their dolls. Girls play dress up and try on their mom's makeup on. On the other hand little boys play with trucks, tools and racecars. Our gender roles are the dividing factor ... have a feminine role to portray; women are portrayed as sexy and beautiful. Women take care of the kids, and the home. Women cook dinner for the family and clean the house. In their free time women go to p .T .A meetings and go shopping. In the present day man...

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... . Alternatively, women are supposed to be tender and loving mothers and wives, and to wear skirts and high heels. Women are supposed to take care of the kids and the house. As early 1800's, women were recognized as "homemakers". However, as times changed they began to feel the need to become independent. As a result, women are now frequently stereotyped more than ... from early childhood, we are thought by our parents that pink is for girls, and blue is for boys. The trucks, balls, and G.I. Joes are for boys and the Barbie Dolls are for girls. There are many other various examples of ste...

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