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How Children's Toys Affect Gender Roles

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Yes, toy companies must consider the social impact of their toys to guide and control the future generation that would currently be children. In the article "How Do Children's Toys Affect Gender Roles?" by Amy Pearson, she says "these toys show children what it means to be a man or woman through pretend play." This presents the idea that children learn about what their gender should be like as an adult. Companies understand this and try to guide them along that path of a good future. Pearson says that "toys such as trucks show boys how to do the heavy lifting." This statement reveals the company's intentions on how they present certain traits to prepubescent males and how it would affect them in the future. In the end, toy companies have a

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