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    what toys they play with. According to Introduction to Sociology (2014)‚ Socialization is the social process through which children develop an awareness of social norms and values and achieve a distinct sense of self (p. 8). Through this process a child learns how to become a member of the society by adapting to the ways of the culture in which they live in. Gender socialization is a very important dimension of socialization‚

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    Toys have always been around through the centuries of humankind‚ and I believe that yesterday’s toys taught children to use their imagination‚ taught child patience‚ and social skills. First‚ to begin with‚ let us look at yesterday’s toys‚ when children played with Lego Building Blocks‚ when they were just building blocks. Children used their imaginations to build a house‚ landscapes‚ and create buildings. Today’s Lego Building Blocks are three-dimensional and come with perceptible directions

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    Barthes "Toys"

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    In his essay‚ “Toys”‚ Roland Barthes is trying to inform the reader about the influence of French toys on children and how those toys have lost their creative side as more toys were produced to mimic the adult life. All the traits that French people acquire are created by the society and those particular traits are socialized into the toy that is being produced. Barthes states in his essay that " The fact that French toys literally prefigure the world of adult functions obviously cannot but prepare

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    Stereotypes In Toys

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    Another aspect of career choice being impacted by gender stereotypes in toys is imagination. Imagination affects what one’s career will be‚ and toys have a direct impact on imagination. Imagination is heavily promoted by toys‚ especially wooden blocks and water tables (“Importance”). Toys can also help babies and young children develop imaginative skills through pretend play (“Impact”). Gender stereotyping causes limited imagination in kids‚ and for girls to miss out on problem solving opportunities

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    Toy Evaluation

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    Toy Evaluation Article Brief Children apparently develop his or her cognitive structure according to his or her understanding (Bakir & Palan‚ 2010). This is not limited to social cognitive developmental toys‚ aggressive promoting toys‚ and gender stereotyping toys. Lev Vygotsky‚ a Russian Psychologist‚ created a theory of learning and development that may have implications in regard to play materials (Bradley‚ 1985). Apparently‚ children’s toys play a significant role in long-term effects

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    article she compares two toy stores in their functions of society. Functionalism is the society equilibrium‚ each part of society are interrelated part that function together. The two toy stores display a small-scale of the inequality face in society by the structure of gender and race. The similarity of both toy stores is the gender ratio by more female employees than males. Toy Warehouse was most were African-American while Diamond Toys primarily Whites. The top of hierarchies of each toy store the

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    Toys and Development

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    Toys have always been associated with children for years; toys are children’s outlets to playing‚ finding their creativity and exploring new worlds. It is estimated that over 221 million dollars is spent on toys every year in the U.S.(Wikipedia) Toys play a big role in helping babies and toddlers develop motor skills and can serve as learning tools. Toys are usually the most prized possessions of our little ones and they love them‚ and parents love giving them to them. As toys help shape a child’s

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    Genders and Toys

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    Toys: The Affect they have in our Children The way society is today‚ children cannot help but to have social and emotional problem from toys. To be honest‚ it is not he kids with the problem‚ it is the adults. For the most part children can play with toys no matter which ones and be happy‚ but because we live in a gendered role society each toy is made for specific gender. Barbie’s for girls and trucks for boys. Parents forget that toys are there to help our children develop social skills not mold

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    Toys by, Barthes

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    Toys by‚ Barthes In: “Toys” Barthes goes over his thoughts and findings on (French Toys). I found the story an odd read due to the content of Barthes writings. Having toys as a child I can see the related issues he brings up in his writings about (Dolls) and (Military) toys for children and the way they help to raise them in to adult hood. It is a very straight forward way of thing and in our day in age now‚ quite barbaric thinking. Many children today do not play with (Toys). The children

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    Gg Toys

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    CASE #4: G.G. Toys 1. Do you recommend that G.G. Toys change its existing cost system in the Chicago plant? In the Springfield plant? Why or why not? G.G. Toys should change its existing cost accounting system from traditional costing to activity-based costing (ABC) in the Chicago plant as it is allocating its entire manufacturing overhead on the basis of just one cost driver: production run direct labor cost. Since overhead at the Chicago plant is high‚ accurate cost accounting system is required

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