Now you’re ready for this module’s assignment. Visit an on-line toy store. Answer the questions below in as much detail as possible in a two page (double spaced) paper. The report should be in narrative form, rather than just a series of answers to questions. Be sure to use the appropriate terms from the gender and socialization lecture in your analysis and explicitly interact with course materials throughout your paper (cite where you’re getting your information from). Be sure to edit thoroughly before you submit.
Your questions to consider: What messages are inherent in boys and girls toys? What do they teach about masculinity and femininity? Look at marketing, color schemes, types of toys promoted to boys and girls for your analysis of gender stereotypes that divide toys into “boy” or “girl” toys. What does this tell us about gender and gender roles?
