Gendered Toys Gender roles are shaped into a child’s life at a young age‚ beginning with toys. There are a variety of different types of toys that provided at the stores for kids to play with. My research is to observe and take note of the toys that are merchandised at the store of my choice and to view if the toys are organized as gendered or gender neutral. I also took note of who was there‚ what toys they were interested in‚ and with whom they were shopping with. This project helped my realization
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Gender Roles and Toys By Shawna Robb English 101 Professor Solomon One room has pretty pink wallpaper with a princess border; the other is blue with monster trucks on one-wall and sports pictures on another. It is not hard to tell which room is female and which room is male. Male and female are used in this instance to define genders. Gender‚ unlike sex‚ is a universal guideline upon which individuals are placed. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles‚ behavior‚ and activities
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Activity 2 On Friday‚ March 3rd‚ at 10:23am‚ I walked into Toys-R-Us remembering how fun and exciting this store was when I was a young child. When I was little‚ however‚ I never thought about the wonderful toys in these stores being gender stereotyped. These toys can drastically influence children’s gender identities‚ or their experience of their own gender. The first obvious “girl” toy that I saw was close to the entrance against the wall. There were five shelves‚ maybe five feet in width. There
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Usually when someone goes to the toy aisles in a store‚ he will most likely notice the high contrast between the frilly pinks of the girls’ aisle and the dark blues of the boys’. He will then go into the aisle pertaining to the gender of the child he is shopping for. Down the blue aisle‚ there will most likely be trucks‚ superheroes‚ and toy guns. Princesses‚ barbies‚ and toy kitchen sets are usually found in the pink aisle. Many people in society have recently been striving for equality among
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Toys‚ Packaging‚ and Gender Stereotypes There is a visibly blatant distinction when walking into a toy store or isle of the divide of gender differences and interests. Pink is a standout color amongst half of the space‚ and blue sticks out amongst the other half. There are stereotypical notions‚ which attach the color pink to girls and blue to boys. The color-coded aisles reflect some kind of innate gender difference and assumed interests. What type of message is this form of visual culture sending
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Sub-question 5: Adults’ attitude about children’s toys has no change. 1. Source 1 (scholar article): Auster and Mansbach cite a study done by Blakemore and Centers in 2005 that many adult‚ including college students have not change their attitude about toys. They still judge and see children’s toys in a gender stereotyped way. The logos‚ packaging‚ color and function of toys are used by adults as “gender markers.” a. Analysis: Most adults live in the era where toys were still perceived and advertised in a
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3/21/13 Toy Industry and Gender Roles The toy industry has enforced the belief that children should play with toys that correspond to their genders‚ while never feeling guilty as they value business greater than the children. At early ages children begin to develop preferences and playing styles that are brought to life through the toy industry that offers countless varieties of action figures‚ dolls‚ blocks‚ bikes‚ books‚ and other toys that stimulate a child’s mind. The problem with the toy industry
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12/12/12 Pro. Jimenez Most of us grow up assuming that gender roles and stereotypes are natural ways of being or behaving‚ so we generally don’t question them. From the day we are born we receive messages about male and female gender roles. We learn about them through a number of ways. A good example of stereotyping gender roles is to think about how babies are colour coded‚ girls in pink and boys in blue for example. The kinds of toys that little girls receive give messages about feminine traits
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Petras October 24‚ 2012 Sociology 120 Mon&Wed 1230-145 ‘Toy’ Assignment 1. Start with the logistics of your research: When‚ where‚ etc. did you complete your fieldwork? Be specific. On October 24‚ 2012 I woke up and went to Target in Rancho San Diego. I walked in and went straight to the Toy Isle‚ because I didn’t want to be tempted to buy anything. 2. Describe three or four toys from the sections and explain how the toys you observed serve to socialize children into roles. What values
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Toys and Gender Stereotypes By: Ashley M. Austin Teacher: Mrs. Phyllis Lembke Class: PSYC-C148 Human Sexual Behavior Date: February 24‚ 2011 There are hundreds of thousands of toys sold in stores all over the world that are geared towards a particular sex. Many toys are an extension of popular television shows on Cartoon Network and other stations that air animated and other live-action programming targeted for children. When watching a primetime channel on television‚ you can rarely
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