Stereotypes Of Gender Typing

Nina J.

Gender Typing

From the time parents receive the first sonogram in which their baby 's gender is recognizable they set specific expectations for that son or daughter. If it 's a boy, the father dreams of his first fire truck or playing catch. While the mother dreams of a daughter 's pink room and her wedding. We are going to explore the effects to which this behavior can have on children as they develop in their lives. Most people are familiar with the concept of boys and girls having separate toys. Boys have guns, army men, cars, tools and sport related toys. Girls have baby dolls, anything pink, play kitchen sets, stuffed animals and jewelry. We set the examples pretty earlier on in their lives about what the roles for each gender primarily are or, rather, what 's expected of them. When toys that are generally related to the opposite gender are taken away from the child it can reinforce a subliminal message that partaking of the other genders roles is wrong. It conveys wrong information about the opposite gender (Cliffsnotes, Gender Stereotypes). In a study performed by Raag and Rackliff, preschoolers who were familiar with a person that deemed playing with the opposite gender 's toys wrong, they were less or not at all likely to play with the toy even if they liked it. The message usually stronger in the
Some homosexual men may have “feminine” qualities. Exhibiting qualities such as high pitched voice and a penchant for home décor or fashion can lead to heterosexual males to think less of them due to there resemblance in actions to that of a female. Gays are constantly disregarded as being “men” by straight males. Women too face discrimination for being the “weaker sex” by earning only 80 percent salary for the same work in the same position as a male counterpart (Rampell, The Gender Pay Gap by Industry,