Gender Stereotypes In Children

Ashley
Gender Stereotypes
The way people are brought up has a lot to say about the way they conduct themselves in every aspect of life, including communication. From the time they are born, children have already been assigned a gender. Blue blankets are used for baby boys, and pink ones for girls. It is difficult for a child to grow up without experiencing some form of gender bias or stereotyping. Children learn at a very early age what it means to be a boy or girl in our society. During childhood children are exposed to many factors which influence their attitudes and behaviors regarding gender roles. These attitudes are learned in the home, in schools, and even at the playground where children play among their peers. Gender roles are taught not only from our homes and schools, but also from common media, television, magazines, books, etc. Almost every part of our lives has some sort of outside influence, showing the ‘norm' of behavior and thinking styles. Men are to provide for a family, insuring the basic food and shelter needs. Women take care of the family, providing emotional support and
This is one of the main reasons that I have decided that if given the choice I would prefer to have male children. Not only are boys less expensive to raise, they are also, from my experience, less of a handful. I always felt bad for my parents for having to deal with both my sister and I. Through all of our boyfriends and our tantrums they certainly had their hands full with us. Personally I don't need all the headaches. I would rather raise the boyfriends instead of hearing about them. However, I'm realistic and I realize that it is impossible, at least at this moment in time, to choose the sex of your child, and so I will love my kids regardless of their sex. I just hope that if I have girls they are given less to deal with then I