Questions On Different Types Of Behaviors From Boys And Girls

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1 What do you remember about when you first understood that boys and girls were different and that there were different expectations for boys and girls? What are your views about how boys and girls ought to be socialized? Should parents and teachers expect different types of behaviors from boys and girls? Should boys and girls be encouraged to develop different kinds of competencies? What are implications of sex-segregated play for the development of gender-role attitudes and behavior?
In most societies and cultures that existed, the differentiation between gender roles and expectations have always been present. Most of the time, these expectations are linked to the “perceived” differences in terms of “sex” – which refers to the biological differences – as well as their perceived physiological effects on a human’s body. Even in our culture, where the concept of gender equality have been present and taught to children ever since they were young, these differences are present and are practiced by parents in child rearing. More specifically, these differences are present in the belief that girls should act more feminine and demure, by engaging in play which is closely related to performing household tasks (e.g. dress-ups, play dates, cooking games, etc.), while boys should play with more “manly” stuff which emphasizes themes of fighting and decision making (e.g. action figures, video games, guns, etc.). Aside from these, it is also notable how the society acts based on these expected gender differences and how it “balances” and/or “correct” any kind of diversion from its prescribed roles. A good example of this corrective process could be seen when a girl who acts manly or a guy who acts a little feminine, gets shunned or teased, thus making them act accordingly (Frost, Wortham, & Reifel, 2001). This phenomenon aims to coerce someone into following their prescribed gender roles and are done by the society as well as its members both consciously and unconsciously.
Nevertheless, these days, it is apparent that there has been a significant change in this kind of thinking and child-rearing process. The author of this paper believes that widespread globalization as well as the significant amount of studies, which were focused on child rearing, and the importance of gender equality (Zosuls, Miller, Ruble, Martin, & Fabes, 2011) have caused this change. In line with this, he believes that socialization of both sexes during childhood (more especially during play) is important for kids to learn early on about their gender differences, without creating gender stereotypes, as well as develop better socialization skills with people from any and all genders. In a study done by Frost, Wortham, and Reifel (2001), they emphasized the importance of socialization of different kids in developing a sense of “gender identity”. This development, in turn, is said to be essential for the children to interact and associate more with people reducing the type of gender prejudice and stereotypes which are associate...