Why Boys Don T Play With Dolls

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For this second essay , “i will compare and contrast the ideas of at least two authors from any of the assigned readings we have studied . I will be comparing “why boys don't play with dolls” and “why gender equality is stalled” and i believe ‘khatha pollitt” is more convincing”.

“Why Boys dont play with dolls” is written by ‘khatha pollitt’ it was published on October the 8th 1995. This article was published in the New York times . The purpose of this article is to actually to highlight the different causes and issues with gender stereotypes in our society, specifically with children. “ why gender equality stalled” is similar to ‘why boys don't play with dolls ’ as its also a article published in the New York times on February 16th 2013, it was …show more content…
The purpose of this article is to highlight gender equality specifically in home and work and how it evolved throughout the years due to different factors. Although both articles are similar in a sense as they both touch on gender roles and gender stereotypes in our society as well as how both males and females are expected to conform to society expectations ,both articles emphasize on two different things . Coontz argument is more about changing both females and male issue of balancing work and their life at home , whilst Pollits argument is more about how there could be gender equality and no traditional stereotypes if parents raise their children without reinforcing gender stereotypes and allow their child to be open to many things.

In “why boys don't play with dolls” pollitt claims thats its not only society that gives males and females role expectations . Its also the way they’ve been brought up, so experiments and studies on the brain don't really prove much and aren't very effective . This authors position is convincing as it shows that parents raise their
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