Conforming Our Children

Conforming Our Children

After observing the interactions of families at a local toy store, it is possible to say that society’s standard for gender roles are even enacted in young children. The stereotypes are introduced to them by way of family members and the media. These influences teach children that they are supposed to like and dislike certain things to be considered “normal”.

For the most part, the boys shy away from the forbidden pink zone. The boys seemed to be disinterested in the dolls and skipped the aisle all together. They appeared to be more interested in their action figures. There was one boy who happened to be looking at a Ken doll, until his older sister directed his way to “his side” of the store. Likewise most girls stayed away from the “boy zone”, though some of the girls seemed very interested in some of the cartoon action figures. One girl recognized a certain doll from a television commercial and asked for it. Her mother who just happened to be holding a Barbie turned down the girl’s request. The fact that she was influenced by a television commercial shows how the

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Approximate Word count = 893
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)