Gender socialization begins at a very young age and, as this ethnography evidences, plays a large role in the larger structures of patriarchy in society in the United States.
Definitely. It is sufficient to enter toys shop or clothes shops and investigates what we have for boys and girls (paying a particular attention to the colors). After writing this and continuing my reading, I noticed you were saying exactly the same thing further down in your post. :)
One major issues with gender equality and diversity in general, is that the “problem” or “issue” (if we can call it that way) is not treated equally at all levels. We should definitely do something with toys and clothes too!
A binary gender classification dominantly exists in the Western Society in which newborns are assigned to be boys or girls based solely on physical appearances.
To me, there is nothing wrong to that (let’s be a little be provocative here ;) ). There is, in my opinion, a biological definition of genders. Of course, there are exceptions to it, as you mentioned. This however has nothing to do with the gender issues we are more used to hear about those days. It is not because one is born as biologically male or female that one must feel like a male or female, which is a totally different story.
RE: The Social Birds & the Bees: The socialization of gender, a toy store ethnography