The segregation of boys and girls

Running Head : Gender segregation In US

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In the recent past , United State has been a victim of gender inequality For instance , in the colonial era , reading and writing were the essential skills . However , these skills were mainly taught to boys and only privileged girls . This is a clear discrimination that makes the girls child disadvantaged and thus affects her social development and limit her interaction . One of the most important aspects

in human development is the gender-role development . Age between two six are the essential stage when the children start to learn of the abilities and gender

In making of toys for playing , the America culture separates toys for girls and boys . The boys will shy from playing with dollies and the girls also avoid playing with tennis balls . This separation affects the social development of the children in many ways . First , the playing styles and behaviors will be centered on the identity `I am a Girl ' or `I am a Boy . This spreads to the social context of the family , school and peer group . Most theories of social development highlight early childhood as initial and the essential stage in social development . Much of the learning in this stage occurs by imitation . That is , boys learn to be boys by observing their fathers and girls learn l to be girls by observing their mothers . When children imitate similar sex they tend to...