SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Gender Role, Gender Identity, Essentialism
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barbie based on the creation of a german cartoonist; first modern doll modeled after an adult. people thought that mothers would not buy a doll like barbie. Way of living the ideal woman, could be or do whatever, way of living vicariously. when girls play with barbie they seem to learn how they can be slim, blonde, & satisfactory to a man. boy"s toys such as gi joe perpetuate stereotypical male roles. single sexed products are pushed in today"s markets. culture is something we learn, in contrast however; some people think that gender and sexuality are not learned but rather rooted in our biological makeup. sex is a function of anatomy, chromosomes. it is debatable the way we express our gender, and sexuality as being biologically deterred. humans express a wide variety of sexual behaviour, influenced by the surroundings in which we find ourselves.
