How are girls raised differently from boys, even in this modern day and age?

Answer 1

Baba Yaga's right. This subject is too involved to be condensed into a couple of paragraphs.

Girls are raised so differently from boys, but parents don't even notice it! It has become so integrated into our society that most people don't think anything is unequal, but it is. Read the following book:

Answer 2

Girls and boys are socialised differently even in 2007. Just watch some childrens television and see the adverts...these show girls in caring roles, with baby dolls and in 'pretty' roles with barbie and make up, you never see a boy advertising a toy kitchen! Likewise you will only see boys on adverts for aggressive or constructive, or technological toys. Not only to children pick up on this , but parents do too. It is getting better for girls, but is still in the dark ages for boys.. Compare the reactions to a girl playing football and a boy doing ballet. Girls watch mum and boys watch dad. They do this naturally because they are programmed to focus on a primary model that is most similar to themselves. As time goes on, more mums are working and fixing the car and dads washing up, but this takes generations to become fixed as these mums and dads learned their behaviour from thiers. Times are changing but slowley. Many mums of today have experienced the sexism in the work place and women have become good at fighting this or simply knowing thier rights, this feeling of empowerment is passed onto girls, many would encourage their daughters to be doctors and lawers rather than the grand career of housewife, but if they choose to be a housewife or cleaner or nanny, this is just as acceptable. For boys they have the traditional roles but have more difficulty crossing over the gender divide. How many parents would encourage their young sons to be a nanny, midwife or nurse?

Answer 3

not all are... what i mean is that all parents raise their kids different. the way one set of parents will raise their child/children, be they boy or girl or a combination, is likely to be different than the wat the next set of parents would. And you've also got to consider abusive parents, even tho they suck, they are still parents and will raise their kids an entirely different way, some would neglect all or specific children they have. it all comes down to the parents. but the bottom line is this... it's the children that take their experiences with the world around them, society is what truly raises the kids to an extent and it's up to the kids to decipher it all and do what they think is best and as a result you get an individual, well in some cases anyways, seems to me everywhere i look i see nothing but a bunch of people (not just kids) that are nothing more than clones of each other, of course you got your different types of clones, but most can be labelled some way. ah ha sorry for getting a little off topic there

Answer 4

Girls... Well parent subconsciously think they grow to be more independent faster so they will let them wander sooner, unlike male children. Male children are not given the same treatment as girls when they scrape their knee. Girls will be cuddled and guys will be told to "be a man" It's kinda sad. Here's a teenage gender role. Male- Has to control relationship and have sex. Basically dominate and be an ***. Female- Has to be timid and kind and be subordinate. The double standard; allow sex but be virgin-like. I don't know how that one is possible. Gender stereotypical roles are everywhere, but depending on where you live, their not a big deal or you'll be socially cast out.

Answer 5

unique boy names like those above used on ladies seems exceptionally edgy to me. i do no longer possibly concepts it. i might have an opinion if I pay attention Timothy or Benjamin on a woman regardless of the undeniable fact that. BQ1: I recommend, specific once you're saying the call as an entire. yet numerous the time the 1st call will in effortless terms be heard. BQ2: i might pick Arlo. =) BQ3: i do unlike those 2 names specially. Why could no longer she use Atlas & Phineas or some thing. i think that's advantageous, i do no longer understand how the lads will experience approximately that as quickly as they become older regardless of the undeniable fact that. =/ i think my critiques do no longer possibly go alongside with the final public regardless of the undeniable fact that so...

Answer 6

To the answerer who asserts that gender roles are as they should be: You are delirious!! The sexual dimorphism of humans hardly lends itself the the modern conception of gender roles. The hunter/gatherer model is one of many theories for early human family/community behavior and you have highly oversimplified it to fit it to you concept of male as provider/protector and female as nurturer/mother. Human sexual dimorphism is so small as to be trivial for behavioral models when you look at it in comparison to that of other animals. Gender roles were probably not nearly so polarized as you make them out to be in earlier human societies ... The mindset you're working from is more Victorian than early hominid...


Anyways - the main difference in gender socialization of little boys and girls is the difference in physical activity. Boys are taught agresssion and strength and are praised for it. Girls are taught passivity and are praised for ineptitude - apparently, some see it as cute... Hence, statements like 'Any man who hits a woman is a coward' ... and the general underestimation and underdevelopment of female physical capability...

Answer 7

Children are still raised to conform to their gender roles. Parents will generally have their daughters play with cooking sets, Barbies, etc - which all reinforce female roles of domesticity and physical appearance. Boys are taught to be dominant and aggressive and play with trucks, army figures, etc. Girls take dance classes, boys take karate or play sports.

Also, it's becoming more acceptable for girls to do traditionally male things or participate in traditionally male activities, but boys are shamed if they do so. As another person pointed out, how many times do you see boys in ballet class? What about playing with dolls? I remember my ex bf's dad getting angry with his nephew because he was playing with his niece's doll - he took the doll away from him and said "that's for girls, don't play with that" with complete disgust. No wonder men think women are inferior.

Answer 8

Different cultural, traditional, religious backgrounds.

Answer 9

Gender roles are exactly as they should be, IMHO. If women want to play sports, I really don't care, nor do I care if they want to learn karate. These are gender neutral activities, as aggression is prevalent in both males and females.

However, demasculinizing(word?) a young mans learn is just as bad as overdoing it. Male children need to learn that its their role in life to be protector/provider for their families, and if their future wife wants to join in, that its alright. At the same time, it is not acceptable for the male to be the nurturing parent while the mother/wife protects/provides solely for the family.

Such would be a neutering of humans sexual dimorphism, both psychologically and physically. Many underlying gender roles are based on a natural state, some are not. Males of our species are territorial, above-averagely aggressive and dominant by nature (some overcome this, just as some females exhibit similar traits through much effort).

Stop trying to make children into what they are not. The father in the above example should have taken the toy away, and explained why its for girls to the young boy, than giving him something constructive to play with, like lego. At the same time, if he sees his niece/daughter with a big plastic machine gun, he should take it away and replace it with something equivalently constructive/mentally stimulating.