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Gender Roles Children learn at a very early age what it means to be a boy or girl in our society. With all the gender stereotypes and biases, it is no wonder how sex segregation exists. During childhood, children are exposed to many factors, which influence their attitudes and behaviors regarding gender roles. ... From the time they are born, children have already been assigned a gender. ... It is difficult for a child to grow up without experiencing some form of gender bias or stereotyping. ... Many sociologists have been trying to explain gender roles and differences. ... Children behave accordingly to their gender roles as early as two or three years old. ... But Mostly Apart: Gender Arrangements in Elementary Schools," states that the separate worlds exist as a result of "deliberate activity" (p. ... Thorne explains that teachers and aides use gender as a basis for sorting children and organizing activities. ... In my field research, I observed children in an elementary school in order to understand how gender roles are formed, especially at an early age. ... Through my observations, I have concluded that children learn to adopt to their gender roles at an early age. Through their many activities, games, and encouragements and discouragements from teachers, children experience the process of gender role socialization. ... The children I observed proved that at an early age, boys and girls unconsciously learn to behave according to their gender roles. ... While playing their games, boys and girls tend to play with their own gender. ... " As mentioned before, children learn to act according to their gender roles. ... Children are then told how to behave according to their gender role. ... " From this field research project I have learned that children do learn to behave according to their gender roles. ... This teasing, according to Thorne, is used to police or control gender boundaries. ... I would want to know if adolescents are influenced to behave according to their gender roles by the friends they hang around with and by their teachers.
Approximate Word count = 1713
Approximate Pages = 6.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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