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Marketers and Influence of Toys Stereotyping on Children A group of 6-and 7-year-old boys is sent to the principal’s office. During school recess, they were caught chasing a few 5-year-old boys and tackling them to the ground. When told to stop, the older boys continued their behavior. The principal asks them why they are tackling the younger boys. The boys reply, “It’s a game. We’re the Power Rangers and they are the bad guys.” When asked if the younger boys wanted to play the game, the older…

Toys “R’nt” Us Most children have very personal relationships with their dolls. They take them everywhere and often idolize them. The population of American children are ethnically diverse, yet the toy industry lacks proper representation of the different ethnicities and races that make up their consumers. After visiting the Toys “R” Us in Culver City, I saw first hand how the majority of the dolls did not properly represent the consumers of that particular store. American retail stores like…

and now as an adult I have always enjoyed toys, so this report will be reporting on children’s gender and toys. While shopping for my family and friends children for birthdays and Christmas I will play with the toys to check them out to see if they would enjoy the item chosen. It takes me back in time as a child and the memories that I had, so it can be extremely difficult being and adult shopping for kids. I contacted and spoke to Kathy at Hasbro Toy Company who completed my survey; it…

It is the toy that is sweeping the nation, and if you have not heard of it, then you must be living under a rock. The fidget spinner is the new gadget being used among teens, children and people of all ages. Millions of these plastic and metal devices that spin on their axis for long periods of time with minimal effort have been sold. It is all the rage and stores are trying to keep stocked with this not so new invention. Even though it took off in popularity this spring, the first fidget…

connect with your friends, did you have fun filled game nights or would you play with some toys? In his essay “Why Video Games Should be Played with Friends, Not Online Strangers”, Bo Moore, a culture and entertainer writer, claims that gaming is a way for people to connect and have fun no matter what the game is. Whereas in the essay “Toys”, Roland Barthes, a literary theorist from france, state 's that toys are simply for users and owners and that people are never creators. Although the two…

is no middle ground. Toys for boys exude masculinity and subtly teach boys to be tough and not show weakness. Toys for girls are covered in pink and purple, helping fuel the stereotype that girls are “frilly” and want to be princesses that wear makeup. The toys and clothing companies create gender specific things that if a boy wanted to wear girl’s clothing, he would be seen as an outcast or troubled. Children are taught how to be a boy or a girl through the marketing of toys and clothing, which…

I do believe that Mattel acted in a socially responsible and ethical manner. They issued recalls on the unsafe toys, apologized for the problems that arose with their toys and they acted quickly and aggressively to implement a stronger safety check system on their products. One thing they should have done differently was issuing the recalls sooner than they did though. I think the vendors that used the lead paint, Mattel and the government regulators that are supposed to be checking for safety…

For the interview , I asked a Quincey -playing in the building area, building with blocks, what is favorite toy was, and he grabbed some building blocks, and stacked them ,and replied ” Blocks are my favorite toys , especially the green ones.” I asked him “why” , and he responded that - “you can build towers.” He said “you can build a red tower, a blue one, a green one, and lastly a yellow one.” Quincey stated he also enjoyed counting them. He is fully engaged in building, and can build small…

1. What are ALL of the toys the infant / child is interested in? Name at least three different toys. What are the fine motor requirements for playing with one of these toys? Be comprehensive when you describe the fine motor requirements (symmetry, posture, muscle work, range, coordination, type of grasp) i.e. not simply examining motor control of the digits (4 points) (Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System, 2006) The infant was playing with a variety of toys but he particularly was…

play with dolls!” or “That toy is for boys, not girls!”, you could have heard it from a parent, a teacher or even a child. Nowadays, if you take a walk through any toy store, you will notice two main sections: a blue one and a pink one. The blue one will most likely have, trucks, dinosaurs, astronauts, space ships, building toys, action figures and superheroes. The pink will probably have dolls, cooking kits, princesses, doll houses, teddy bears and all sort of pink toys. While “for adults, play…