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The Gender Trap
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Description
From the selection of toys, clothes, and activities to styles of play and emotional expression, the family is ground zero for where children learn about gender. Despite recent awareness that girls are not too fragile to play sports and that boys can benefit from learning to cook, we still find ourselves surrounded by limited gender expectations and persistent gender inequalities. Through the lively and engaging stories of parents from a wide range of backgrounds, The Gender Trap provides a detailed account of how today's parents understand, enforce, and resist the gendering of their children. Emily Kane shows how most parents make efforts to loosen gendered constraints for their children, while also engaging in a variety of behaviors that reproduce traditionally gendered childhoods, ultimately arguing that conventional gender expectations are deeply entrenched and that there is great tension in attempting to undo them while letting 'boys be boys' and 'girls be girls.'
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
297
Release Date:
2012-08-27
Publication Date:
2012-08-27
Publisher:
New York University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0814737838
ISBN13:
9780814737835
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
461 g
Height:
154 cm
Width:
231 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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