Toys Barbie Barbie and her lifestyle Unlimited amount of barbie dolls Toys are gendered toys for girls are usually pink toys for boys are usually blue Barbie has a lot of criticism not like a real woman various normal competitors Lammily 2014 looks like the average woman Barbie has been blamed for eating disorders Baby dolls help little girls learn how to be a mom Barbie does not Sociologists believed Barbie would teach little girls the wrong lesson threatened traditional family Feminists said Barbie made expectations of women that they couldn t live up to Safety Violence choking hazard set standards for the size of toys war toys guns swords etc kids think of themselves of violent people Anti Religious toys that carried cult messages magic sorcery etc violating scripture Phillips was opposed to smurfs because of magic star wars care bears my little pony etc celebrated satanism or questioned religious beliefs interested in how children think children pass through stages conservation of quantities beaker experiment set of reasoning principles children have children have to learn to see the world as others see it Jean Piaget Socialization another word for learning highlights the role of other people in learning humans have very little instincts such as suckle walk talk some things you can put in your mouth don t throw your food learn from other people primary socialization first 5 or 6 years of life Ferrel Children them food jungle book vs the reality of ferrel children have to be about 2 years old when you get abandoned in the wild or people embarrassed by child lock them up in a room throw have to learn how to be human when found incapable of speaking can t do things the average person can do not technically human Society vary widely in their conceptions of childhood and what children need to learn ence Puritans saw the need to discipline children to break them to obedi speak during religious services wear wooden mouthpiece thing Jean Jacques Rousseau argues that people are naturally good civilization has stripped us from our natural goodness sentimental view of childhood innocent playful we should foster this sense of joy childhood should be a happy time Children are vulnerable to corruption naive society will send them all different kinds of messages that they should not be told because of them being so vulnerable Dime novels corrupting stimulating too exciting new technologies invite new fears Nickelodeon 5c movie theater Play healthy or corrupting Frederick Wertham discovered the cause of juvenile delinquency was comic books Music Movies does the first amendment apply when protecting children sensory comics code authority Jazz comes from African Americans rhythmic Rock scary grotesque little richard maryln manson Government wants to control children s access to pop culture Movie ratings not done by government movie theaters will not show unrated movies Playground Movement supervised play Boy Scout rescue urban youth military discipline Teach children colors shapes motor skills educational toys Childhood programs Sports teams teaches skills values Encouraging interests science fairs orchestra Women entering the workplace less time for kids anxiety Toys become more abundant toys are cheap made of plastic not expensive parents exchange time with toys more gift giving relatives divorce year round business toys r us tv marketing combining toys with television Cultural Capitol unequal childhoods all love want best for children raise them in different ways upper middle class kids talk more better upbringing raising child as a project
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