Aisle

Upon entering Toys R Us back home in Portland for the first time in years, I was somewhat shocked to see that essentially nothing has changed. Aisles and sections are still severely separated by gender. And although no sign explicitly said “boys section” or “girls section” it was pretty clear that the stereotypes were still there. Despite the reduction of formal gender-based labeling, it seems to me that gender separation and stereotyping (at least in the toy market) has remained the same, if…

the back of the store, so that people with just one item on the list must pass by all the other aisles to get to the milk section. Customers must pass by islands and end caps with the most known and well bought items. These middle parts of the store are placed with deals and highly anticipated offers. They are placed there to entice the customers into purchasing more items and possibly go down the aisles themselves. This in turn makes it almost impossible to leave the store with just the items…

walk to the toys department, i can easily figure out what sections belong to girl and what aisle for boy. The boys aisle is all blue with toys signifying masculinity such as a macho man carrying weapon, racing cars, dinosaurs etc. whereas girls aisle is all pink with princess , doll house, butterflies etc. that portrait feminist. Thus the entire male child is in blue aisle and female child is in pink aisle, both are very busy engaging in their respected gender in public…

to behave “based on norms, or standards, created by society” and fulfill those roles. (OpenStax College 259). Differences in the toys marketed for boys and girls especially packaging include color, appearance and playability. Walking through the aisles of Toys R Us it is apparent of…

Introduction: Gender roles are cultural expectations for how boys and girls should behave and act in the society. From childhood to adult, the society constructs gender inequality in family, schools, workplaces and other places. As society teaches boys to play with boy’s toys and girl’s with girls toys. Boys are expected to play with those toys that help them in decision making role whereas girls usually play with those toys that teach them an expressive role like caring and nurturing. “Toys R…

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We talk about being found, but isn’t it more fun to get lost? Aren’t we all wanderers, whether in a supermarket aisle, in the streets, in our homes? Why do we love open spaces? Why not small beautiful cozy spaces? The message Ginsberg is trying to convey to us is we want to be the traveler in search of signification. The speaker’s last stanza states, “Where are…

Gender in Toy Sections Imagine if you will, walking into the toy section and noticing several different aisles. In one, you find toys are all in different shades of brown and have farm-worker-themed play sets and a “Housekeeper” or in another aisle you see toys packaged in dark blacks and browns, which include the “Inner City” building set or a “Little Rapper” dress-up kit. If toys were marketed solely according to racial or ethnic stereotypes, people would be fuming, and rightfully so. Yet…

There were sponges, soaps, and other items you would find in that type of aisle at another grocery store. However there were a couple of items I noticed that are specific to their culture. The most prominent thing I saw was their wide variety of religious candles. I have seen these candles before at the Dollar Tree and Walmart…

The Notorious B When you walk past the toy aisle at a store what do you see? Usually there are aisles that you look down and see nothing but a sea of pink. Why is this? Why do certain products lean toward certain genders? Companies often do this to target a certain audience and increase sales. The toy aisle in your local store is not the only place, however, you see these sort of divisions.Did you know that they make earplugs specifically for just men and for just women. I mean women have…