In a study, it was found that at the age of 1 and 2, little girls and boys played with a wider variety of toys than kids 3 and up. The 1 and 2 year old boys played with every toy from the Little Fisher cars to the baby dolls. The girls also played with the toy cars and etc. When these same kids moved to the 3 year old room in their daycare, they were told by their teacher which toys were for boys and which were for girls and they played with the toys respectively. One little girl whose favorite toy as a 2 year old was a large talking action figure proclaimed, as a 4 year old now, that a similar toy was for boys. Our conclusion to this study was that gender roles are learned behaviors. Children are socialized to understand which category they are supposed to fit in and thus limit themselves accordingly. What do you think?
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yup
and pink is also a girl color
yep. it’s really sad how we do things these days…
i agree and it’s wrong. But what can you do.
all this test proves is that most children are quick to figure out which toys they can play with, without the adults raising a fuss. i am not sure what you are getting at. yes, adults treating children that way in daycare might perpetuate stereotypes…you start to lose me on the undermine gender equality stuff though.
some kids do limit themselves accordingly, but many do not.
I **** brats dolls.
i don t have the strength to read all about that study thing but you are sooooooo right !!!!!
bob the builder /trains /transformers/whatever….
VS barbie/ little home maker/ baby dolls…..
ok we got it…..
HOW ABOUT SOME UPGRADING PEOPLE?????
Seems as if this question was asked by you before but worded another way and for some reason it was removed. Toy manufacturers have and still perpetuate stereotypes. In the USA at one time mostly white dolls were sold whether it be a Barbie for girls or a GI Joe for boys. Tests were conducted on black children and at that time period most of them reached for the white doll and not the black doll. This myth being that white is ‘right’ and/or ‘better’. Some of these black children could not identify with the black doll. Racism rears its ugly head in many different ways. Now I know that this answer went real deep but I am sharing a true historical fact that was wide spread and practiced, especially in the south. This practice continues today in certain other countries and cultures around the world. Talk about learned behaviors. Think about it!
