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gender roles

At a young age we all learned that boys and girls different. Mother Goose told us “ boys are made of frogs and snails and puppy dog tails. Girls are made of sugar and spice, and everything nice.” This is an interesting way for adults to explain to children the obvious differences in mannerisms of their fellow playmates.
As illustrated in the comic strip, Nature vs. Nurture, a girl is depicted playing nicely with her doll. The child’s dad ad tries showing her how much fun it can be to play with a fire truck. He yells out “It’s a four-alarm fire everybody get out of the way!” Then hands the truck over to his little girl to play with. She is confused at first, and then feels sorry for the “poor little truckie.” and proceeds to wrap it up in a blankee, pampering it with a bottle.
Boys, on the other han...

Posted by: Alyscia Yellowman

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