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Elizabeth wrote about how her daughter preferred to shop for clothes in the boys aisle because there was more color choice and she wasn’t keen on pink or sparkles, but “…after being teased relentlessly for wearing “boys shoes” (which were simply blue and black tennis shoes) she decided she didn’t want to buy from the “boys” aisle anymore. Not because she no longer preferred the things there, but just because she didn’t want to be teased about it anymore.” Sociologists call the period between birth and age 7, The Imprint Period, because this is when children absorb everything around them, like sponges. They accept much of it as true because they haven’t yet developed the capacity for critical thinking. It’s one of the reasons gender stereotyped toys can be so damaging; if young children are repeatedly exposed to stereotypes they will believe them, and at this age beliefs and values become ingrained. It also raises serious ethical questions about marketing to children.
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 01:32:35 +0000

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