Gender Biased Toys

Further, certain toys seem to suggest that boys are valued higher in society than girls (Starr, 1999). The information appears to show that there may be more stereotyping with regard to toys offered to boys. It seems that most parents choose more masculine and gender-neutral toys for the boys such as, soldier action figures, wrestling kits, and karate fighters (Starr, 1999). These types of toys encourage competitive and aggressive behaviors, however; they are also more constructive, conductive to handling, and more reality based (Starr, 1999).

The toy section at Target had many clear differences in the toys for boys and the toys for girls. The types of toys that were out on the shelves were different, but also the way the toys were presented were different. Girls toys mainly consisted of stuffed animals, dress up clothes, babies and dolls including Bratz, Barbies and fairies. The primary colors of all these toys consisted of different shades of purple, pink, and white. There were bits of blue and yellow but it seemed that all the colors stood out and had a type of feminine aspect to them. Besides color, the girl’s toys were often soft and fuzzy or

Girls and boys both grow up being socialized on what is normal and unusual for their gender. Toys are a prominent factor in this socialization, because they are typically presented for one gender and are unacceptable for the other. To assess how toys play a role in gender socialization, I made a trip to Toys “R” Us in College Station and was surprised by how the store was organized.

Claire with help from sociologist Elizabeth Sweet, they attempt to go back in time trying to find the cause of all this. Before the 1960s, girl toys mainly focused on homemaking and boy toys were centered on the industrial economy. This research shows that all this changed significantly with the rise of feminist movements in the 1970s. The change did not last long as in the 1990s, and gendered toys came back with a bang! With action heroes and princess in the market.

Children love toys because they find them enjoyable and help them in building an imagination. Toys are advertised on televisions and radios in order to get parents to buy them for their kids. Playing with toys helps to build character and teaches children the basics of early life, like shape-sorting or building things with building blocks. Some toys are educational and teach kids numbers, letters, and how to read using fun ways that they find understandable and delightful. All kids have their own preference of toys, boys like cars and Nerf guns and girls like American Girl and Easy-Bake Ovens. Girls and boys are different genders and have their own preference of toys based on what society says is “for girls” or “for boys”. Since the beginning of time, societies have made women out to be frail people that do “feminine” activities, such as: making clothes, cleaning the house, and taking care of the children. Today, we see these activities as “sexist”, women can other things when given the proper motivation. It’s demeaning to think of women as people who only love shopping, overly romantic tokens-of-affection, chick flicks, and etc. Stereotypes and demeaning rumors still go around today, it’s even shown in toys that young children play with. Toys in today’s society affect gender stereotypes.

Gender is the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being female of male. “Are Gendered Toys Bad for Boys and Girls?” is the question asked with in the podcast. So in this essay it will discuss the opinion in the podcast vs. the fact of the sociological perspective in the book.

In the essay “ Should the World of Toys be Gender-Free?” Peggy Orenstein believed that toys where intend to help with building roles that we would fill as we got older such as, a peer, employees, employee, romantic partner, co-parnets. She believed this because of the kits that came with the Legos such as, the beauty pallor ,beauty spa lab, or the perfume factory. Which led her to believe that the rebellion against such

In the aforementioned scenario, the educator notes her observations of children’s behaviour when popular culture toys and figures are incorporated into play. While the boys within the classroom are perceived to behave more vigorously, forcibly and loud whilst playing with action figures, girls are observed as placid and submissive subsequent to their play with Barbie dolls and ponies. This leads to educator to ponder on the effects popular culture has on the development of a child’s gender identity.

This paper focuses on the toy brand LEGO and their toy Lego Friends. The purpose of this paper is to examine how this toy is aimed towards certain gender groups. The discourses communicated through these toys will be used to better understand the situation. This paper will also look at how they affect the child when it comes to identifying gender and Social roles. When the toy was analysed it became to an interest to see how it promote opportunities for learning what’s moral and immoral in a daily world. It was also clear how the toy promoted knowledge on Social bonds, Relationships with friends etc., but Lego friends seems to be aimed specifically at girls. This paper will also compare life opportunities available to both gender within these

Everyone can remember their favorite toys as a child. From Cabbage Patch Kids to Hot Wheels to Legos, one can reminisce fondly about sitting on the floor and playing with one of these. However, depending on sex, a specific child may have found themselves playing with specific toys. For girls, things like baby dolls, Barbies, or dress-up kits are quite popular. Boys can be found playing with action figures and Nerf guns. This is where a problem is to be seen. Toys for children have actually had a quite short history of being gender-typed. Yes, it wasn’t alway like this. In fact, most children’s toys were marketed to both sexes and only recently has gender-typing toys become a fad. To see why this is a problem, one should explore the history of gender-typing in the toy industry, understand why it is a negative thing for today’s youth, and try to synthesize a possible solution to this problem in society.

The argument here for people that feel it is best and biological for children to play with gender-typed toys is that these toy penchants manifest themselves prior to an infant’s ability too be socialized via learning. It is also concluded that sex-specific preferences occur in the same manner across time periods in history and different cultural settings. So because of this, it is said that it would be a huge coincidence for cultures across the world to use the same sex-specific toys to engrain gender stereotypes so therefore it is inherent.

Their findings support the idea that girls play with dolls because of their nurturing tendencies. Boys are prong to the more rugged toys, trucks and action figures that are bold in color because of their innate inclinations. But there's findings to support that children selection of toys have been manipulated by society, from the toy manufacturers to their own family members. “The toy industry take advantage through packaging of toys through gender specific toys reinforcing gender roles” (Grinberg.

Gender identity, color association, and toy advertisement are object that in society has changed the perceptive of a culture's expectations. In the early eighteen century, society views towards the children association with gender were not existent. Although, in the 1920s, the classification of sex identity started to emerge because of social changes occurring in the labor force. As a result, gender colors such as, pink and blue rose to promote gender individualization, and maintain social norms. Consequently, the usage of gender colors created a social stereotype of gender expectations. The media then used gender associations to portray social expectations on children’s toys. As a result, of toy generalization, children grow up to develop

For the past decades, toys have been classified by gender. Boy’s toys in particular are classified boy’s toys because the toys are related to fighting or violence. For example, Star Wars toys are classified as a boy’s toy and because it is classified as a boy’s toy, toymakers don’t add Rey, the new female protagonist, probably because toymakers believe that she won’t be a big hit among the boys who buy Star War figures. Well, toymakers need to face the fact that first of all, a lot of girls love Star Wars too, as well as, a lot of boys would like

In this paper I aim to use the examples of two well-known products to examine the way in which toy manufactures have impacted on this complex structure and to explore whether or not they exploit traditional stereotypes for better or worse. I will also be looking at reports from psychologists and sociologists to back up the views surrounding gender exploitations and the effects they may have on children. This is an