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Literature Review

In a society rife with gender stereotypes and

biases, children regularly learn to adopt

gender roles which are not always fair to bith

sexes.According to Susan D. Witts research,

the strongest influence on gender role

development seems to occur with in the

family setting, with parent passing on, bothovertly and covertly, their own beliefs abput

gender.(Witt, 1997)

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MATRIX DIAGRAM

MembersPARENT- CHILD

INTERACTION

ENVIRONMENT ROLE MODELING

Nahide 7 5 6

Bra 6 4 5

Glsm 4 5 7

Fatma 5 4 7

Enes 5 4 6

Total 27 22 31

% 33.75 27.5 38.75

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Identify The Problem

In our society, children can act to other

children by identifying them as male or

female.

In this situation, we can observe that while

girls keep away from boys, boys behave

agressively towards girls.

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Identify The Problem

In their future lives, they are composed of the

society who support inequality between

gender.

According to Susan D Witt (1997), parents

have powerful effect on children in the

process of forming the gender role concept.

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Parent- Child Interaction

Since their children are babies, parents havetreated sons and daughters differently,dressing infants in gender specific

colors,given gender-differentiated toysetc(Thorne, 1993). For instance, while girlswear pink clothes, boys wear blue clothes.Another example could be given that girls play

with dolls, boys play with cars. Thus, parentemposes the idea of the mission of caringbaby to girl.

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Parent- Child Interaction

Parental approval or disapproval

Children can easily internalize parental messagesregarding gender at an early age.( Witt, 1997) For

instance, when girl plays with a doll, their parentgives her positive feedback by smiling. However,when a boy plays with a doll, his parents generallyreact negatively. Then, when the child saw a doll,he away from the toy. I think we can connect arelationship between the parental disapproval ofa doll and one of the problems of the boysagressive manner towards girls.

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Environment

When the process of forming gender role

concept on childrens mind, the environment

which childrens family live is very important

factor, because both family and children can

be easily impressed by the thoughts of society.

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Environment

Reinforcement for desired behavior

If children act according to societys willings,

even the willings be unappropriate things, people

in society reinforce children by being praised, andtaking them in society. For instance, in most

society, when little boy used a swear word, both

his father is proud of him and other people in

society reinforce the boy by laughing. However

when a girl used a swear word, she is condemned

by all people.

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Role modelling

A child is like an observation machine. They

watch everything around, then they behave

according to their observation. Therefore,

they are influenced by people, especially bytheir parents. For instance, at home, if father

does not help mother in housework, son does

not also want to help his mother inhousework.

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Conclusion

Families have powerful effects on forming the

concept of certain gender roles on childrens

mind as male roles and female roles, or male

occupation and female occupation.Unfortunately, families have pleasure in this

situation. However, we should not forget that

Children are not our theater players who weact.

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Suggestion

Society and parents should be informed about

Androgynous parenting. That is to say,

parents should teach their child how to

behave as person instead of how to behave asmale/ female.

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References

Kksal, H(2012). Project management seminar

based upon PDCA mindset & ICT

Thorne, B (1993). Gender play: Girls and boys

in school. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers

University Press

Witt, S (1997). Parental influence on childrens

socialization to gender roles.Adolescence, Vol.

32, No. 126

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Thanks TODR. HAYALKKSAL