It is through Piaget's observations of his own children that we can see the developmental stages in children and we can realise just how crucial and how much we learn about the subject studied during observations. ... There were two girls and one boy playing here, one of the girls was taking the furniture out of the house and setting it on the garden while the boy was trying to pull out the trees which were attached to the house. ... There was one boy and one girl at this table, when the teacher questioned them about what they were creating the boy answered "a space ship". ... Station ...

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One striking example of this was the story about Professor John Money's recommendation for a boy to be raised as a girl and his surety of the idea that differences between boys and girls are a result of social constructs. ... Money's suggestion to that boy's parents proved to be disastrous, resulting in that boy, David Reimer, committing suicide. ... The aforementioned findings about girls' better hearing is revisited in this chapter. ... He emphasizes the importance of innate differences while understanding that every boy and every girl is unique. ... Sax's studies ab...

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The baby boy may be dressed in a blue jumpsuit with a football or a baseball glove on it. ... As the boy begins to grow, he is given a miniature basketball and a hoop to play with. ... Heaven forbid the little Joey looks like a girl or b aby Michelle is mistaken for a boy. ... The father isnt as readily available to th e boy as the mother. ... Think about what you do everyday and how much of it relies on gender and then think about Toby. ...

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The baby boy may be dressed in a blue jumpsuit with a football or a baseball glove on it. ... As the boy begins to grow, he is given a miniature basketball and a hoop to play with. ... Heaven forbid the little Joey looks like a girl or b aby Michelle is mistaken for a boy. ... The father isnt as readily available to th e boy as the mother. ... Think about what you do everyday and how much of it relies on gender and then think about Toby. ...

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For instance, let's pretend that when I was born, I was made to believe that I was a boy. I was then treated like a boy, dressed like a boy, and made to feel this way on a daily basis, interestingly enough, I'm pretty certain that I would think that I am a boy, regardless of what genitalia is in between my legs. ... I strongly believe it was because I started to like boys, and what boy, wants to be with a girl who acts like them, am I right? ... Women were just about considered property and had to live up to certain standards and ideologies. ... If a boy child acts feminine in any wa...

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While it's understandable for the girl to seek opportunities in order to improve and get better, what about the team she is leaving behind? ... If the justification for the girl was because there was no girls' team, then shouldn't the boy be allowed for the same reason? ... While it may not be a safety issue for the boy, one could certainly imagine a situation where a boy would have significant advantages in a competitive sense. ... Whatever the official reason, it serves to point out how current society is still more accepting of a girl on boys team, then it is of a boy on a g...

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From the outset of a boy's life he is socialised into believing that he should be 'tough'. ... The violence boy's witness on television further legitimates this belief. ... However, at that moment my teacher told me that I was a brave boy, and how amazed she was that I was not crying. ... Secondary socialisation then acts in the later stages of a boy's life to reaffirm society's beliefs about masculinity. ... or "How about them Leafs?" ...

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This false view of competing to be the toughest boy can also lead to increased chance of stress, physical injury, and even early death. ... Since the environment is strong enough to prevail over biological factors, boys should learn about "being a man in the modern world." ... A widespread stereotype about girls is that they are soft and sensitive. ... Billy gets to hear his father's opinion about ballet when he says "Ballet is alright for your Nana, for girls. ... " This quote confirms Jackie's opinion on a boy doing a sport that is labeled as a "girls activity&...

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People were in same sex relationships and did not have to be concerned about harm happening to them. ... Women's fashion was all about coverage and simplicity, the attitude was very solemn. ... She finds herself ridiculed and told she is just trying to "act" like a boy. ... Moving on to the boy he is the same age (10) as the girl. ... The boy is under constant criticism to act more like a man and less like a sissy. ...

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People were in same sex relationships and did not have to be concerned about harm happening to them. ... Women's fashion was all about coverage and simplicity, the attitude was very solemn. ... She finds herself ridiculed and told she is just trying to "act" like a boy. ... Moving on to the boy he is the same age (10) as the girl. ... The boy is under constant criticism to act more like a man and less like a sissy. ...

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The Boy Scouts organization teaches young boys to be an "independent man". ... This lesson of man is not limited to the Boy Scouts. ... In the beginning of the novel, Walter picks a small fight with Ruth about his dream. ... This is his way of belittling her to make him feel better about himself and the dream. ... From childhood, a boy is taught to break away from the mother and the control she has over them. ...

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In one example, she is asked to a dance by a white boy she has been interested in for quite some time. Ecstatic about the dance, she spends a whole week preparing for that night, only to be dumped by the boy because his father has pointed out that she was Puerto Rican and they live "like rats." This boy obviously liked her for who she was and did not attach any sort of stigma to her color. ... After all, when people talk about equality, they often are referring to wanting the same opportunities, not to be just like them. ...

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Census Bureau in 2010 explains that about 70% of the U.S. children population was white in 2010, and about 13% was black. ... White privilege is more complicated because it usually happens without anyone thinking about it. ... When parents find out the sex of their newborn, they immediately associate the words "boy " and "girl " with society's perceptions of gender. ... They don't want their baby girl to live in a blue room with a sports theme or their baby boy to live in a pink room with Disney princesses everywhere. ... If a boy had a choice between a fire truck and a Barbie doll, ...

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From the outset of a boy's life he is socialized into the belief that he should be 'tough'. ... The violence boy's witness on television further legitimates this belief. ... Most of what a young boy learns about what it means to be masculine is presented to him at such an early stage that he accepts it as an inevitable truth. ... William Pollack, a Harvard clinical psychologist, talks about how males have been put in a gender straightjacket that leads to anger, despair and often violence. ...

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In Kanner's article she writes about how men are expected to maintain this macho fazade. ... In this piece the author tells the story of a prototypical child, not raised in the fundamental nurturing ways that you or I were raised; but instead, X is raised to live the lifestyle of both a boy and a girl. 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. ... When all the tests are complete the doctors co...

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(Dunbar et al,199) This would be the reason given by social constructivists , who look for answers about male and female identities as stemming from an individuals particular culture, they believe that all we believe to be true facts about human nature may not just be natural behaviours but also in fact constructed within our cultures through language , and changes depending on our histories and by social contexts. ... But unlike biological and evolutionary psychologists , social constructivists believe that "gender" is not necessarily determined by our sex, rather it is a socially cons...

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Karin and her study assistant monitored those classrooms approximately about three times a week for eight months. ... Not only is the dress itself, but understanding about how to act in a dress that is constricting. ...

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It is at this early stage of life, that genes carry specific information about who we are. ... Each chromosome contains thousands genes and each gene contains specific information about how part of the body will be formed. ... A study by John Money, determined that it was environmental factors that helped a young Jewish boy (one of identical twins) establish his sexuality after having his penis damaged during a circumcision operation. ... The boy had surgery and a course of hormone treatment began. ...

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When the body evolves and is capable of reproduction, the crucial difference between a male and female becomes more apparent, thus, clearly separating a girl from a boy. ... Of the 65% of boys, only about half of them obeyed and of the 26% of girls, 80% abided by the teachers commands. ... If I send my little girl to preschool, whether in a dainty dress or boy-like overalls, I would expect that she is being reminded of how to conduct herself as a little lady. ...

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When I saw this movie I thought it was a love story about a prostitute who changed her ways. ... I was unknowingly learning about gender images. ... The boy's loud and fast music contrasts the girl's music, which can often be similar to that of a lullaby. ...

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Throughout the story leading up to the scene when she and her father are in the pens, you are lead to believe that she is a boy, until a short exchange of words with a feed salesman who inquires about her. ... Her mother's comments about how Laird was getting bigger and would be a "real" help to her father disturbed her. ... She didn't like anything about this work. ... She had a very low opinion about her mother. She felt that the only thing her mother talked about were things that were unimportant to her. ...

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Only the best of parents would buy this product for their children because they love and care about them deeply. If my age doesn't convince you that I am right about these Lego's, I don't think anything else will. ... When I was about 10 years old my sister and I were Lego fanatics, proving that both boys and girls can appreciate this toy. ... When parents think about the safety of their children and they see a choking hazard, they may be reluctant to purchase that product, especially when there are many other products on the market. ... "In 1988, LEGO debuted its "Z...

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A different example of racism is when Eleanor Jane brings her baby boy for Sofia to bless. ... Sofia confronts Celie about the situation and after Sofia and Celie argue about the advice Celie has given Harpo, Sofia signals a peace by suggesting they make a quilt. ... The men in the story are very cautious about their masculinity. ... Even today being confident about your sexuality can cause you to be misunderstood. ...

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Gender is more about the process and the society will help labeling the stereotype characteristics with terms "masculine" and "feminine". It's more about objective view and how the culture and historical determine. There are men and women, boy and girl or can make it become plural if in-group or large amount people (Eckert and Sally). ... Understanding gender needs to learn more about other traits culture and even social practice. ... For society, gender means more difference, it structures social life influence into the social demand with clearly something special about you. ...

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"Rock and roll can save the world," some music junkie might say, most likely of the male species. Dating back to the wonder eras of the 1950's through the 1970's, rock and roll was predominantly written and performed by male musicians, ultimately creating a void of female artistry. Even in the subgenre of punk rock, women were often treated as a novelty by the music press and cultural critics – gifting bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash with rock notoriety, while their female counterparts, such as the Runaways and Bikini Kill, sunk into obscurity. It is compl...

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