sexism

             The consequence of sexism is as bad for men as for woman. Explain.
             When most people think of sexism, they think of it only against woman. Although in reality, sexism is equally shared among men and woman.
             Sexism begins at an early stage of developmental psychology. The study of progressive changes in behavior and abilities from conception to death. At birth the human neonate, newborn, are entirely dependent on others. Newborn babies are incapable of lifting their head, feeding themselves and turning over. However, they can see, hear, smell, taste and respond to pain or touch.
             Why is it so common that girls must wear the color pink and boys must wear the color blue as infants? From the very beginning it has been set in our minds that the color blue is associated with masculinity and the color pink is associated with femininity. The reasons for this is because if you put a girl in a blue jumpsuit you would think she is a boy. This same goes for a boy in a pink jumpsuit. The parents are influenced to do this thought tradition because all infants share the same similar attributes. Infants begin to establish feminine and masculine characteristics until early childhood.
             In the childhood development stage, why would a 10 year old girl be considered a tomboy if she enjoys playing bearable or football. Or
             why would a boy be ridiculed for their behavior in playing with dolls or taking dance lessons. At this stage adolescence is a turbulent time for many children in our culture. Caught between childhood and adulthood, adolescents starts to develop some unique problems. The most common problem kids face puberty, the biologically defined period during which a person matures sexually and becomes capable of reproduction. Mental and physical maturation brings to the individual new feelings, a change in their bodies, and a change in their attitudes. Erikson feels the need to answer the question "Who am I", ...

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