When at home, David's mother restricts him from going outside to play with the boys, leaving him no choice but to play with dolls with his sister. However, when his father becomes aware of this, he puts David down for engaging in feminine activities instead of interacting with boys his own age "Damn grown boy playing with dolls." ... It was the only way to gain his father's honour and acceptance as his son, so when his parents leave the house, David awaits the possum with a rifle in the kitchen, and shoots it when it comes back. ... David is a sensitive, feminine child, and the on...

• Word Count: 2365
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

X enjoys playing sports, but at the same time, X enjoys playing house too. ... As the story develops we the reader uncover much controversy is being raised by neighboring children's parents because their little boy is now playing with dolls like X, or the little girls are now wearing checkered overalls like X. ... The gender of X does not matter to the other children, but because X liked dolls and wore overalls the parents cared. ... What is wrong with a child liking both football and dolls? ...

• Word Count: 1388
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On a girl's fifth birthday, she usually receives a doll. Television ads advertise dolls with only girls playing with them. By the age of five, a child is taught that only girls play with dolls. ... Girls should keep their hands clean and play with their dolls" (Kantrwitz 442) A statement like this is a result of the public discourse in American society. ... Instead, she should be playing house pretending to have a family consisting of a mother, father, and a baby. ...

• Word Count: 1554
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Girls Have Dolls? ... The gender bias in Virginia Hamilton's Cousins is very obvious and straightforward in the form of Patty Ann, who is described many times the way we would talk about a porcelain doll. ... In addition to this doll-like quality, Hamilton shows us the insecure underbelly of her character. ...

• Word Count: 2272
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Food advertisements during the day is more aim towards women and seem to talk about healthy foods and diet because women are always looking for a weight-loss technique or because most of the time women are home if they are house wives. ... Gender roles are flip-flopping but the media wants to keep the commercials traditional meaning the female are the traditional house wife while the male makes an income. ... The Strawberry Shortcake dolls start young children out in realizing feminism that women is connected to food. ... By naming a doll after a common food it instantly connects the women to ...

• Word Count: 2353
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Society encourages his authority as men were expected to be the head of the house and carry the financial burden of the family3, further emphasising Stanley's bravado as he shows his superiority by being the breadwinner in the house. ... My baby doll's left me!...

• Word Count: 1885
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography