It is interesting to note that all the toys and all the boxes showed only white characters. ... They are blue and black and military camouflage. It is interesting to note that many toys are very similar and some are even identical except for the colors. ... Black and Blue are seen as perceived as colors that are masculine and therefore are placed on items to be purchased for girls. ... A deviation from this gender norm will have a young girl labeled as a Tom boy or a boy as a sissy by others in their age groups which can lead to deviant behavior as seen by the social norms of society. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

According to charts in the notes, a family of four needs an annual salary of $37,66l in order to get by without using welfare. ... In other words, there are more blacks living in poverty than not. ... 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, our society, and his paren...

• Word Count: 1438
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• Grade Level: High School

Schmidt Honors English II 17 September 2002 The Color Purple, by Alice Walker is a historical novel showing how an uneducated, fourteen-year-old black girl living in rural Georgia between 1910 through 1940 can overcome years of abuse and betrayal, and become an independent, confident woman. ... During this time period of time, it is considered right for Sofia, a black woman to be a maid. ... The consequences for a black person disobeying a white authority figure would be severe. ... A different example of racism is when Eleanor Jane brings her baby boy for Sofia to bless. ... During Nett...

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• Grade Level: High School

Their monitoring was as discreet as probable, and they intermingled modestly with the children, even though from time to time a child would ask what they were doing or "write " their own "notes " while sitting next to them. ... The boys were more prone to wear black, green, and orange, they never wore pink. ...

• Word Count: 1862
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School