The girls dress in cute dresses, wear bows in their hair, and are emotional to the idea that their parents are separated. The girls in Mrs. Doubtfire show gender norms appropriate for girls by showing that girls wear “girly” clothes, act passively and act emotionally. The girls learn to be girls by observing their mother. Before Miranda goes out on a date, she is trying to decide which dress to where and focusing more on her appearance. The girls are learning that in order to attract a man, they must dress a certain way and focus more on their appearance. The boy also reinforces gender norms in that he focuses on “manly” things over “girly” things. For example, the boy focuses more on sports and less on school. When Daniel is dancing on the table, goofing around, making jokes and disobeying his wife, the son is observing all of this. So then he starts to disobey his mother and talks back to her, reinforcing that males have dominance over
The girls dress in cute dresses, wear bows in their hair, and are emotional to the idea that their parents are separated. The girls in Mrs. Doubtfire show gender norms appropriate for girls by showing that girls wear “girly” clothes, act passively and act emotionally. The girls learn to be girls by observing their mother. Before Miranda goes out on a date, she is trying to decide which dress to where and focusing more on her appearance. The girls are learning that in order to attract a man, they must dress a certain way and focus more on their appearance. The boy also reinforces gender norms in that he focuses on “manly” things over “girly” things. For example, the boy focuses more on sports and less on school. When Daniel is dancing on the table, goofing around, making jokes and disobeying his wife, the son is observing all of this. So then he starts to disobey his mother and talks back to her, reinforcing that males have dominance over