The narrator talks about the child in the poem as the girl-child (Piercy) who plays with her "doll that did pee-pee, miniature stoves and cherry colored lipstick" (Piercy) as she applies the color to her lips.  However, the narrator in "The Leap" feels more as the girl feels torn between being a child and a girl, as she plays house and acts grown up at the same time. The girl uses the doll and kitchen appliances in preparation for what lies ahead in her future of becoming a wife and mother.  ... The "Barbie Doll" appearance to a young girl is a picture perfect body, flawless makeup and long,...

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The children can play with seven different types of activities; play dough, the dolls house, drawing, Luna Park, cars on play matt, shop and the wooden bricks. ... There were seven different stations where the children could choose to play, the dolls house, the play dough table, the drawing table, luna park, cars on play mat, the shop and the wooden bricks. ... Station 1 At this station was the large dolls house along with tiny toys. ... 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 ...

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They are should not have a career, but should take care of the kids and the house. ... The trucks and weaponry toys are for boys and the dolls are for girls. ... A girl at an age of three was shown, dressed with a skirt and playing with dolls. ... A girl at the age of three was shown, dressed with a skirt and playing with dolls. ... For example, all of the participants in the study on "sissies" were boys who not only played with dolls, but dressed themselves as girls. ...

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The "girls" lane was filled with flowery pink colors and majority of the toys in the girls section were dolls. ... Most toys in this section proposed tea parties and playing house. ... However, The dolls of Barbie took socialization to a whole new level. ... Personally, I didn't see a single girl toy that's idea is not revolving around playing with a beautiful doll, dressing it and taking care of it. ... The differences in the toys that children play with affect their life choices and careers in the future. ...

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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." ... David's father is clearly unsatisfied, possibly ashamed that his son is playing with his sister's dolls and collecting plumes to dress as an Indian, yet there is no evidence of him attempting to interact with David to reposition his status as the ...

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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. ...

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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. ... Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... Why are the girls expected to do four times as much work around the house than the boys are? ...

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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. ... Boys generally play with balls, toy trucks and building blocks whereas girls spend their time with dolls, tea sets and stuffed animals. ... Why are the girls expected to do four times as much work around the house than the boys are? ...

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Therefore, we can safely say that social group plays a very important role in shaping someone's behavior. ... They believe that pink is a little too feminine for their son and dolls can make him looks like a sissy. On the other hand, their daughter is disallowed to play with gun toys for it is so-not-a-girl-type-of-toy. To prevent their daughter to play with boys" toys again, they provided her with many "domestic" kinds of toys. ... For example, I am not allowed to leave the house after 9 pm and must go back safely to the house at 12 pm, at most, whilst my brother, younger than me, has...

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For example, how Sandra Cisneros talks about in her article ' 'Only Daughter,'' about a writer who had six brothers and would be forced to spent time with herself because her brothers would not let her play with them because they were embarrassed to be seen playing with a girl in public. ... When looking at the girls section we will see Barbies dressed as maids, baby dolls with strollers and beautiful princesses showing little girls that women should be in charge of the chores in the house, be the nurture, and to be recognized by society for their physical beauty. ...

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In today's society, language plays a major role in defining gender. ... They told the adult that the baby was either a boy or a girl and to play with the baby however they wanted. ... When they, "thought they were holding Jane, they held here gently, and gave her dolls. ... According to Stossel, the videotapes showed that in Patty's house, her parents urge her to make her own choices about what to eat, drink, and what she would like to wear during the day. ...

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