Sexism On Children Research Paper
From a young age, we as a society have not only forced gender roles on children, but stereotyped females and males based only on their gender. Not only does this stop children from developing their full potential but it teaches them sexist views that will carry on in later life.
Sexism is already a major issue worldwide; there is no country out there that can say that they are completely unsexist. In all honesty I don’t think that there’s a single person that can say that they are. Sexist views have been interwoven within our society for so long they have become so natural to us, we don’t think about the deeper meaning behind them. Forcing gender roles on young children only aids this problem as well as making them constantly conscience about fitting the sexist expectations of society. …show more content…
Once this is known, the gender roles of our society are thrust upon the unborn child, most normally seen by using blue or pink colour as masculine and feminine colours respectively. However, simply because a child is biologically born with the appropriate sex organs of male or female, this does not guarantee that the child will necessarily identify with their given gender or in fact conform with the gender roles that are placed upon them. Upon entering this world, his or her gender roles have already started to be embedded into their minds as though it is second nature. As the child begins to grow he or she is able to develop and form some take of self-awareness, enabling them to quickly identify with stereotypes. Gender stereotyping can take effect as early as two and half years of age. At two and a half, children still have their whole life ahead of them. Teaching them from this age that they can’t do something because of their gender has a detrimental effect on their creativity and it limits their future
Sexism is already a major issue worldwide; there is no country out there that can say that they are completely unsexist. In all honesty I don’t think that there’s a single person that can say that they are. Sexist views have been interwoven within our society for so long they have become so natural to us, we don’t think about the deeper meaning behind them. Forcing gender roles on young children only aids this problem as well as making them constantly conscience about fitting the sexist expectations of society. …show more content…
Once this is known, the gender roles of our society are thrust upon the unborn child, most normally seen by using blue or pink colour as masculine and feminine colours respectively. However, simply because a child is biologically born with the appropriate sex organs of male or female, this does not guarantee that the child will necessarily identify with their given gender or in fact conform with the gender roles that are placed upon them. Upon entering this world, his or her gender roles have already started to be embedded into their minds as though it is second nature. As the child begins to grow he or she is able to develop and form some take of self-awareness, enabling them to quickly identify with stereotypes. Gender stereotyping can take effect as early as two and half years of age. At two and a half, children still have their whole life ahead of them. Teaching them from this age that they can’t do something because of their gender has a detrimental effect on their creativity and it limits their future