... meet cultural norms. Males are expected to be strong and in charge whilst females are expected to be caring and homemakers. Cultures have appropriate and inappropriate boundaries and activities for each gender. Celebratory cards have different pictures on for a boy or girl, a racing driver or footballer for a boy and perhaps a kitten or flowers for a girl. As babies the colour of the clothes we wear and even the colour bedrooms are decorated in, centers on the baby being male or female. Blue is traditionally the boys colour indicating authority and being calm and logical, whilst pink is the girls colour, a soft colour indicating fluffiness. If someone was to buy clothes as a present for a new born baby, they would never buy a boy a pink outfit. Parents give children nicknames which reflect what is expected of males and females. Boys may have the ...

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