Jesenia is turning 5 and her aunt has taken her to the toy store to shop for a birthday present. "what would you like, dear?" the woman asks. "are you interested in sports? do you want legos? how about a bicycle?" jesenia turns up her nose and informs her aunt that those are all "boy toys," and that she wants to buy a new dollhouse. jesenia's belief that girls should play with certain types of toys reflects her gender
Jessenia has Gender Stereotypes. Gender
stereotypes are prejudicial about the socially accepted characteristics
that men and women should have based on social functions. For example, what color you should like or wear a man and what a woman. These prejudices differ according to the culture.
