Berk's ninth edition Child Development text book last published in 2013. ... Some health problems are delayed and may not show up for decades and then there are also psychological consequences such as others' reactions to the child and the child's ability to explore the environment (Berk, 2013, p. 96). After the child is born and entering infancy, they begin to move around more to which parents should have realistic expectations of what their child can accomplish involving the child's motor development and that it will take time for the child to perfect it. ... Adults tend...

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Secondary groups that influence an individual include; educational institutes, peers, and the media and these are called the secondary agents of socialisation (Study.com, 2015). ... Overall, gender is more then just biological and the path to discovering a gender identity for a child is influenced by many factors. 4.1 – The Family The family is the primary agent of socialisation and the first port of contact for a child to learn cultural norms, behaviours and customs and this includes the reinforcement of gendered expectations. From the moment a child is born, parents begin to treat ...

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For example, in most current and known historical cultures, martial combat has been seen as mostly (or only) appropriate for men, while child-rearing has been seen as mostly (or only) the domain of women. ... The gender category woman (that is, the so-called "feminine" gender automatically assigned to members of the female sex) carries with it certain expectations about how to act, what to do, who to love and so on: Women are generally expected to be more passive, submissive and dependent than men. ... Likewise, the gender category man (that is, the so-called "masculine" gender automatically...

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He loves his child, Florizel. ... (I. 19-20) From his child, Polinexs finds the childish self and the boyhood innocence which he wants to hold. ... Only the "varying childness" can cure in him. ... His child devotes all himself to loving Perdita instead of him. ... He expels Perdita from his male society and tries to seize his child, his innocence. ...

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While searching the American Psychological Associations (APA) website I found a great article that showed that there are several variables of sexual orientation that affect the classroom experience and academic achievement of K-12 students. Population being studied in this case is jr' high and high ...

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For example in the statement "if a child wants to buy some chocolate then he will need some money" the ungendered term "child" is replaced with the gendered pronoun "he" in the latter half of the sentence. ...

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And naturally, when something has been ingrained in a child's head, it just grows deeper and deeper within them as they grow into adults, making it harder to change their perceptions. ... Growing up as a child, I watched a lot of television, and as I got older, I started to realize that with the exception to three television shows: The Cosby show, Family Matters and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the only other race portrayed on television was the Caucasian race. ...

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The National Institute of Justice wrote a report on how family life can have an impact on violence and they found that if a child experiences violence as a young child, this can affect the way their brain develops, which could potentially lead to a violent outburst in later life; 'poor prenatal care, prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol, exposure to high levels of lead in the environment, and early abuse or neglect can lead some children to have more difficulty controlling aggressive impulses' (Steinberg, 2000:34). ... Experiments such as this do not only show that aggression i...

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Abstract The research question of my extended essay is "How patriarchal and colonial oppression is expressed in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple?" The essay explores the themes of colonial subordination, gender oppression and the representation of gender relations of the male dominated early 20th ce...

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In his apartment there are pictures of naked women, he even objectifies artistic figures (eyeing a naked statue of woman while walking by, staring at a women's breast in a religious book, drawing naked women in class as a child). ...

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Once upon a time there was a magical world, where everything was perfect and everybody was happy and it was known as the land of Fairytales. Is this a realistic view of the world? This is the view Fairytales give the reader and it is evident that childhood tales help to shape the listener or reader. There are very clear moral codes embedded into Fairytale scenarios. Children's perceptions of Fairytales can go a long way towards shaping their social interactions; you can't deny that the things they hear and read influence their views, visions of the future and reality. ...

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(Wood, 2013) We know how gender stereotyping can begin the moment parents find out the sex of their child. ... If a boy decides he wants to take Home Economics he is made fun of as being a "sissy" boy or if a girl wants to take shop she is called a "she-man". ...

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It's called "Mr and Mrs Turner: an exchanged-role family". ... The results showed women doing the most domestic labour and men giving certain amounts of help, and involving themselves in child-socialisation. ...

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For example, if perceivers consistently observe women caring for children, they are likely to believe that characteristics thought to be necessary for child care, such as nurturance and warmth, are typical of women' (Eagly & Steffen, 1984, p. 1). ... Over a two week period, the groups were called upon to attend a small seminar room where they were greeted by a moderator. ...

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Gender Inequality and Injustice in the Educational System TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgments 2 Introduction 5 Thesis and its Purpose 6 Statement of the Major Hypotheses: 7 Part A: The Formal Curriculum 7 Organization of The Formal Curriculum 7 Content of The Formal Curriculum 8 Part B: The Informal Curriculum 9 Process of The Informal Curriculum 9 Structure of The Informal Curriculum 9 Chapter 1: Theoretical Paradigm of Conflict Theory 10 Chapter 2: Historical Background of Education 13 Chapt...

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