On the contrary, they are often more affected than their kids, of course not by cartoons, but by shows that contain information about serious subjects such as parenthood. ... 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. ... "You have two boys mom, not a boy and a girl." ...

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However some boys and girls do not conform to the traditional expectations set by society. ... Through the media many children's cartoons are stereotyped, generally the main action "hero" is male being portrayed as having dangerous and exciting adventures, rescuing girls and animals, being dominant, active and brave, compared to females as they play a much more subordinate role being passive and caring. ... The other two girls continued to roll the play dough into very tiny balls. Station 4 At the drawing table there were four children, two girls and two boys. ... The other gir...

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Two feature long cartoons, Snow White (1937) and Mulan (1999), are good examples where a female character takes the central role, Snow White being from the first half of the 20th century and Mulan from modern times. ... Snow White is depicted as a timid, young girl, nave towards the dangers that threaten her. ... In the end, she uses specifically feminine accessories like a scarf and a fan to defeat a hulking enemy who calls her "little girl." Even though, like in most Disney films, the hero ends up falling for her, its not because of any tricks on her part; it takes a kick from the Emperor f...

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A group of children involved in my first observation consisted of two girls and two boys. ... In early childhood, children form friendships with other children of the same age and gender: boys gravitate toward male playmates and girls choose girls. ... The other girl, Polly, could only answer the phone. As evident, the girls were very gentle and spoke quietly, were more caring, as females are portrayed in our society. Researchers are finding that boys make greater use of physical aggression than girls, and girls make greater use of relational aggression (Ostrov, Crick, & Stauffacher, 2006)...

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To illustrate this viewpoint, one can surely remember cat woman's tight black leather garment in the cartoon/ film "Batman". ... Young girls and men who internalize these representations do not realize that the media is not always telling the truth or giving an accurate portrayal of women. ...

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