TOYS AND GENDER

This was needed to avoid the problem of toy phenomena, “Beanie Babies” and “Tickle Me Elmo” of getting replaced by newer toys in the toy industry. They developed the LEGO System, which entailed them to only produce the LEGO bricks or something related to it. Because of this structured system, there would be no need to manufacture and develop new products despite the change in children’s preference in toys. The minor changes in toy manufacturing would save the company from spending more than expected (Robertson

When you walk into the toy section of any store, you do not need a sign to indicate which section is the girls’ side and which section is the boys’ side. Aside from all the pink, purple, and other pastel colors that fill the shelves on the girls’ side, the glitter sticks out a lot as well. The boys’ toys however are mostly dark colors – blue, black, red, gray, or dark green. The colors typically used on either side are very stereotypical in themselves.

On Saturday, the tenth of September 2016 I went to Target at 5pm with my roommates. As I walk to the toy aisle I saw parent with their young children. The store was busy but not crowded their where about five to ten families at the toy section. The adults in the toy section with children or without where mostly female. Target had multiple aisles for children’s toys it was divided pretty evenly between girls and boy’s toys with one or two aisles for newborns.

This will include further investment in hiring skilled engineering personnel. Because SAI Toys creates unique products which may exclusively dominate a small segment of the market from which all of its revenue is derived, the introduction into the market of a competitor’s similar product with enhanced features and lower retail pricing may severely impact SAI Toys ability to generate sales and revenue (Butcher, 2011).

Julie Gibson and her company as a toy store are positioned in an environment where their main competitor has exited the market. This they hope to work to their advantage and capture more of the customer base. They have made sure that they provided their customers with quality products that are not easily sourced by discount stores, thus providing and maintaining a high standard. The discount stores are the main competitors now, but Peter Rabbit Toy Shoppe have differentiated themselves from them by offering quality products to their customers. If they choose to offer the juvenile furniture, they would be poised to take advantage of the lack of full-line furniture stores offering a product to this niche market. They can capture some of those

Gender roles in society, throughout history, has been the leading cause of social expectations, and gender stereotypes, which has influenced children’s social identity. Notably, in the early eighteen century, society did not represent infants as a separate gender, but as an equal individual. 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 were highly used to provide variety in children’s clothing. Consequently, the symbol of pink and blue created an identity and the social expectation of gender representation. The media then used social associations to promote gender separation on children’s toys.

Whether to have plenty of toys is a contentious subject, with supporters maintaining that most toys are of primary significance to cultivate children’s intellectual and mental development, whilst opponents claim that a wide range of toys can lead children to take things for granted and expect too much from parents. Paradoxically, strong arguments exist in support of both sides of this debate, which imply that it is worth examining both points of view before reaching any logical conclusions.

I was surprised that from the young age, the society makes children to separate themselves on genders through gender stereotypes of toys. Although people are shouting out for same right under the genders in nowadays, children get trained to consider themselves between pink and blue from the earliest age. Even I did not get to the toy aisle, I was able to think which is for girls, and boys by colors. I wonder how did it end as pink represents girl, and blue represents

Compartmentalization is a process that begins before a person even takes their first breath in this world. The color of their room is picked out based upon gender as is their clothes, toys, and name all before they are born. Girls get girl names, girl toys, and other girly things so that they know what gender they are, as if it was a hard thing to figure out. The same thing occurs with boys but young ladies are the ones being held back from aspiring to do big things or really anything other than cooking and being a mom. This issue is largely due to compartmentalization being that our entire lives are predetermined by society based on our gender and while many break free from the stereotypes it is much harder to do so when your entire community

Educators need to be aware of the messages which can be conveyed through gender specific toys. Children make sense of their world through play and as Linn outlines, educators need to question the messages with which children take away from being encouraged to play with Barbie and the future impact for girls with both their relationship with their future self and others (Linn, 2004, p. 68). This idea is reinforced by the National Union of Teachers, when they describe the associations girls can make in response to some of the popular toys aimed at girls, and specifically princess themed toys. These send the message that it is important to be slim and attractive which girls can mistakenly believe this will lead to social and economic success

As children being to grow both mentally and physically around the age of three, the sense of who they are in relation to their gender becomes more prominent. By this time in development, children are starting to play with toys that are typically associated with their gender. The question is, do children start playing with gender specific toys because of the market’s influence or do children play with gender specific toys ultimately because those are the toys that match them most personality wise? By observing firsthand the distinction of toys by gender, I was able to reflect on the following: the reason why gender stereotypes are involved in the market, how stereotyping impacted my own development as well as other children, and how I might use what I learned from this observation with my own children in the future. On my journey through the toy aisles of Wal-Mart, I noticed that the items

Children’s toys have a large impact on the development of children. Play and toys are critical components for the social and intellectual development of young children (Trawick-Smith et al. 2014). Providing a variety of toys will allow for children to obtain a broader source of development.

Children are exposed to toys from as soon as a couple months of age. Parents and family usually decides which toys are appropriate for each child, usually based on gender. Children are able to distinguish which toys are appropriate for them even when they aren’t exposed to them. I am going to review three ways in which children decide which toys are best for them by color and theme, social and parental expectations, and what they see on television as gender appropriate guidance.

Specialty Toys- Specialty Toys, Inc. sells a variety of new and innovative children’s toys. Management learned that the preholiday season is the best XXXX XX introduce a new toy, because many families use this time to look for new ideas for December holiday gifts. When Specialty discovers a new toy with good market potential, it chooses an October market entry date. In order to get toys in its stores by October, Specialty places one-time orders with its manufacturers in June or July of each year. Demand for children’s toys can be highly volatile. If a new toy catches on, a sense of shortage in the marketplace often increases the demand to high levels and large profits can be realized. However, new toys can also flop, leaving Specialty

In today’s society, toys that children play with have an affect on their future roles. Toys teach children what they are expected to do in society as they grow older. Gender roles are one of the biggest factors in children’s toys. Within minutes of a baby being born, they are wrapped in either a pink or blue blanket depending on their sex. Blue and pink are the two colors that are used to define a child’s gender. Toys play an important role on children’s lives and it teaches them what it means to be a boy or a girl. Toy manufacturers reflect stereotypes through design and advertising and impact the socialization of most children.