Gender Observation Paper

I went to Old Orchard mall in Skokie to observe people and children on December 22, 2016. I heard the sound of children playing. I decided to observe children from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. There was all kind of diversity. There were White, African, Asian and hispanic. The children wore winter jacket, as well as boots and winter hat. While the girls wore wearing scarf, gloves snow pants. There were approximately 4 boys and 3 girls present. The children both boys and girls were White, African and Asian. The children ranging from 10 to 12 years old. There were their parents watching over them.

They were enjoying their freetime with the toys. Children were playing with barbies, cars, trucks and superheroes. I watched while they were playing. As usual girls were playing with barbies and most boys were playing with cars, trucks and superheroes. All of sudden 2 of the boys started playing with barbies. One of the parents told his child not to play with dolls. It appeared to be gender socialization.The toys and games parents select for children are often unconsciously intended to socialize them into the appropriate gender roles. But, at this age they don’t know the difference of gender. There are gender differences. Gender socialization is the tendency

Are we really going toward the gender equality or are we separating part ways? How does children age of 10 to 12 supposed to know about gender socialization? We should help each other to live together in harmony and peace. Girls receive dolls in an attempt to socialize them into future roles as mothers. Since women are expected to be more nurturing than men, giving a girl a doll teaches her to care for it and fosters the value of caring for others.They give us an opportunity to mix with different people and share values and norms. When boys receive dolls, they are likely to be action figures designed to bring out the alleged aggressive tendencies in