Do different toy types relate to the masculinity and femininity of children? Will they affect the empathy and the ability to comfort other? In all honestly who would even think that toys would have this effect on children, at such an early age. Yet according to studies observed in Hong Kong, more feminine toys result in a much more emphatic child, who can comfort other. Female kids already strive to empathize with others, so this was more related to male kids. “Women are generally more emphatic than are boys and men across the lifespan.” Yet masculine toys seemed to have no affect on dulling a female's ability to feel the urge to comfort others. Yet toys that are gender-neutral, seem to affect both sexes in a non-positive way. Yet as predicted males prefer more masculine toys, and females prefer more feminine toys, which to most people would be obvious, because that tends to be a societal norm.
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Li, R., & Wong, W. (2016). 74(9-10), 399.
This is such an interesting article! I did not see that gender-typed toys had such an impact on social abilities in children.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an interesting topic! I did not think about the impact toys had on the masculinity and femininity of children. It does annoy me that parents try to gear their kids to types of toys directed towards their sex. So what if a boy wants to play with a doll!
ReplyDeleteIt is crazy how toys really impact a child's play and how gender also play a big role in it. This article is really interesting and really explains the significant of how society impacts one's life.
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