For this discussion, I have chosen the following two videos: Free to Be You and Me – William Wants a Doll and Free to Be, You and Me – Ladies First.
Free to Be, You and Me – Ladies First
Explain how this video relates to the theories about gender typing.
While reading this week, I learned about a couple of theories that describe gender typing. The …show more content…
Our reading states that for this theory once a child understands gender identity they actively shape themselves, those around them and their environment their belief of how male/females act. In the video, the young lady learned that girls should dress cute and that girl is ³rst for everything. The female then shaped her thoughts and actions to that theory and became a bully to those around her because she should have been first always. She fit her world to the idea of how a proper young lady is treated
The Ladies First video, is about a girl that says “Ladies First”. She considers herself as a lady because she dresses pretty. She states that she wears a dress with ribbons, perfume behind her ears, clean socks, and shiny black shoes. She thinks just because she is a lady that she should come first in everything. She also bullies everyone around her because she believed that she is a lady and she should always be first. One of the theories states that once a child understands their gender identity they actively shape themselves, and for those of them that are around