"In one experiment, five young mothers were observed interacting with a 6 month old called beth. They smiled at her often and offered her dolls to play with. She was seen as ‘sweet,’ having a ‘soft cry’. The reaction of a second group of mothers to a child the same age, named Adam, was noticeably different. They offered him a train or other ‘male’ toys to play with. Beth and Adam were actually the same child, dressed in different clothes."
— Experiment detailed in my sociology textbook to detail the early impression of gender roles. (via emaconly)
Gender is what you make it…
(via fuckyeahmenfolk)
