“It was back in the 1970s that feminist educational researchers first studied the implications of the tendency for girls to play with dolls, and for boys to play with cars. They found that the way girls played developed their communication skills and emotional literacy, while boys ' toys encouraged them to grow up with better technical knowledge.” (Lepkowska, 2008)
Female children are built-up to outdated characters such as playing house, cooking and/or dressing up. In addition, girls are shown that playing with dolls can lead to concerned with being popular and beautiful. Also, they are described as being agreeable and more submissive and less competitive than boys. Oppositely, male children are shown seeking control, quickness, and physical accomplishment. Aggressive behavior is almost entirely inadequate to commercials directied for boys. Boys are also shown as being more independent than girls are.
If a person displays manly, girlish and/or intersexual behavior, then what explains this? The two main opinions are either gender is representative or it has been learnt. These two different outlooks characterize the nature-nurture perspectives. The nature side states that sexual category is biological. This would explain the strong link between the person’s sex and
References: Gerrig, R. J., & Zimbardo, P. G. (2008). PSYCHOLOGY AND LIFE . Pearson Education Inc. Lepkowska, D. (2008, December 15). Retrieved from the guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/16/play