Gender

Gender A baby is born and the doctor looks at the proud parents or parent and says three simple words: Its a boy, or Its a girl! Before a newborn child even takes his or her first breath of life outside the mothers womb, he or she is distinguishable and characterized by gender. The baby is brought home and dressed in clothes that help friends, family and even strangers identify the sex of the child. Baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls are dressed in pink. The baby boy may be dressed in a blue jumpsuit with a football or a baseball glove on it. The baby girl may wear a bow in their hair and flowered pajamas. As the boy begins to grow, he is given a miniature basketball and a hoop to play with. The girl is given dolls an d doll clothes to dress them up in. Even going further, eventually the boy may play with Legos and Lincoln Logs and the girl gets a PlaySchool oven and a plastic tea set with which to play house. Sounds pretty normal right' Why' As illustrated in the not-so-fictional scenario above, gender socialization begins very early in life. gender, toby, boys, girls, baby, socially, boy, very, images, female, sex, child, think, life, identity, girl, acceptable, women, videos, society, one, male, world, three, question, play, much, identify, father, even, dressed, chores, chodorow, blue, beautiful, woman, until, though, stereotypes, recently, receive, possible, popular, pink, person, parents, music, mother, magazines, live, given