Think back to when you were a child growing up. What are some of the daily gendered interactions you do today? As a child, were you more gendered or were you gender neutral? Do you believe that your gender upbringing had to do with parental influences or is it biologically, possibly even socially constructed? Gendered childhoods are not a naturally occurring phenomenon that is biologically input into humans, it is reinforced by societal expectations, parental preferences and institutionalized.
The Gender Trap by Emily W. Kane uses interviews on parents of children between the ages three to five to examine how their children are gendered. Kane asks a series of questions and begins by noting parental preference and gendered anticipation before …show more content…
Not one person can fit all the characteristics. A hegemonic masculine and emphasized female can change over time based on how society or cultures perceive the typical male and female roles. Furthermore, this gender notion feeds to gender inequality and pressuring individuals to fit into one of these roles. Psychologist Janet Hyde found that the size of gender difference for 78 percent of all the traits, attitudes, and behaviors measured by studies were “small or close to zero.” If children’s toys were not labeled and if parents did not signal “bad” signs, boys were spending the same amount of time playing with a kitchen set and a tool box. However, once a toy was labeled for girls or for boys that changed the amount of time the child spent playing with the toys. The social environment is filled with gender messages and activities that will continue to reinforce gender differences. (Kimmel, …show more content…
(Kimmel, pg.127) As gendered individuals, we must negotiate with our identities and beliefs. Therefore, that’s why Kane distrubted parents gender beliefs in five cateogries based on the complex core elements and experiences based on their interactions and perspective on gender. Institutions produce the very differences we assume are he proprieties of individuals; the extent, to which women and men do different task are based on social roles. (Kimmel, pg. 127) The different structured experiences produce the gender differences that we often attribute to people. (Kimmel, pg.
The Gender Trap by Emily W. Kane uses interviews on parents of children between the ages three to five to examine how their children are gendered. Kane asks a series of questions and begins by noting parental preference and gendered anticipation before …show more content…
Not one person can fit all the characteristics. A hegemonic masculine and emphasized female can change over time based on how society or cultures perceive the typical male and female roles. Furthermore, this gender notion feeds to gender inequality and pressuring individuals to fit into one of these roles. Psychologist Janet Hyde found that the size of gender difference for 78 percent of all the traits, attitudes, and behaviors measured by studies were “small or close to zero.” If children’s toys were not labeled and if parents did not signal “bad” signs, boys were spending the same amount of time playing with a kitchen set and a tool box. However, once a toy was labeled for girls or for boys that changed the amount of time the child spent playing with the toys. The social environment is filled with gender messages and activities that will continue to reinforce gender differences. (Kimmel, …show more content…
(Kimmel, pg.127) As gendered individuals, we must negotiate with our identities and beliefs. Therefore, that’s why Kane distrubted parents gender beliefs in five cateogries based on the complex core elements and experiences based on their interactions and perspective on gender. Institutions produce the very differences we assume are he proprieties of individuals; the extent, to which women and men do different task are based on social roles. (Kimmel, pg. 127) The different structured experiences produce the gender differences that we often attribute to people. (Kimmel, pg.