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Boy with Two Dolls

You Can Give a Boy a Doll, but You Can’t Make Him Play with It

Source: The Atlantic

Why do boys want to play with trucks, while girls prefer dolls? Are these stereotypes that our society forces on children, or are such preferences innate? This article explores those very questions.

This entry was posted in Gender Roles and tagged Culture & Society, Opinion on June 1, 2021 by admin.

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