PSY311H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Designer Toy, Gender Role, Age 13
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The preference of vehicles and dolls is similar across 12 months but after. 23 months the preference changes as boys primarily ask for vehicles and girls ask for dolls (almost no boys for dolls) Even though stereotyped toy preferences have been largely stable across history, there is some indication that preferences are broadening. E. g. , girls as likely as boys to ask for bikes, sports equipment, and male dolls; boys as likely as girls to request clothing, educational items, and art toys. They are called boy or girl toys due to social roles from the. Children recognize male and female faces as belonging to two distinct categories. Children can correctly label their own gender but have limited understanding of gender identity and its wider implications. Understand that they themselves and some other children belong to a gender class. Only if the gendered toys are reinforced. Girls interact more with babies and in a more active way than boys.
