As we grow up, we accumulate hundreds of toys that we may use once or that we may use throughout life. However, gender will ultimately determine what kind of toy you get. At a young age, the only thing that determines what toy someone will give you is if you are a boy or a girl.
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On Monday, we had to bring in a toy (or a picture of a toy) that we used to play with when we were younger. People brought in dolls, K'Nex, cars, teddy bears, etc. and I brought in a picture of a remote control dumptruck I used to have. Sal separated the toys, based on gender, on two different sides of the table. It turned out that all of the dolls and teddy bears were on the female side and all of the K'Nex and toy cars were on the males' side. This shows how, that even at a young age, girls are quiet and elegant with their tea parties for their stuffed animals, and boys are daring with their violent K'Nex toys with fake guns.
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We also looked at magazine ads that showed toys for little kids. The girls were always playing in their room quietly and the boys were always outside, sometimes in the sandbox, getting dirty and being loud. I remember that when I was a kid I loved playing outside; so it is clear we get a lot of our habits from what we see everyday.
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