Take a trip to a big store like Target or Wal-Mart and look at toys with a sociological eye. You may also do this online due to Covid. Toys act as agents of gender socialization as well as enforcers of cultural norms. There’s a lot more than child’s play going on!
1. Choose a theoretical perspective from which to make your observations and develop your discussion.
2. Select at least two toys from the girls’ section and two from the boys’ section for your analysis.