Toys R Us: Gender Roles In Society

The unscrupulous side of society is evident once gender roles are in close scrutiny. From the start of time, we set these unwritten guidelines and force our children to abide them, since society forces us to be a certain way. They are supposed to behave, dress, and even work a certain occupation because of their gender. Considering this, the toys children play with are crucial in defining gender roles. Toys and the addition of socialization give children an idea of how they should be to “fit” in. For that simple reason, I go off and take a visit one of the largest toy stores in America, to see what their toys are explicitly teaching children about their roles in society. To begin with, my choice of toy store was Toys R Us, since they are …show more content…
By that I mean, from the hundreds of toys I saw for boys, they mainly included guns, war sets, tool kits, building sets, and construction perihelia. Every aisle for boys consisted of those items listed previously and as society claims, those are only for boys. For this reason, boys will learn their role and acquire skills just by simply playing with these toys. Boys are supposed to be aggressive, dominant, and strong. Also, these toys can give boys the skills that are fundamental to their future jobs. Such as, how to use a screwdriver, how to use a hammer, and how to build items. Not only that, but they are suppose to be protective. A lot of the toys showed police officers, firefighters, and doctors. Once a boy plays with these toys for many years, they grow up wanting to be a construction worker, police officer, and firefighters, because society has instilled these thoughts in …show more content…
Which is the process of learning customs, norms, and values of a social group. Consequently, the evil nature of society springs up as stereotypes dehumanize genders. Society not only created gender roles, they also created stereotypes that will forever haunt us. Men are supposed to protect us, be aggressive, and be superior compared to women. Whereas woman, they will be forever cursed with the 18th century ideology. Stay at home mothers that bake, clean, take care of children, and most importantly, and be inferior to the male population. Thus, the fate of everyone is ultimately controlled by society. From the day you are born, your behaviors, actions, and profession is already predetermined for you. There is no room for you to be different without facing harmful repercussions. Any signs of someone behaving out of their gender will lead to discrimination, because they are not acting like how are they are suppose to. In many situations, society will ostracize those to don’t want to conform these wicked