Gender Typing
Gender typing begins as soon as a child enters the world, from the pink outfit for the girls and the blue outfit for the boys. Gender typing is gender-linked preferences and behaviors valued by the larger society. Even when parents try to avoid gender typing, for example, giving children toys outside of their "gender" (boy given a doll) or treating both genders similarly (rough-play with a girl), as the child gets older gender roles will form. "A wealth of evidence reveals that family influences, encouragement by teachers and peers, and examples in the broader social environment combine to promote the vigorous gender typing of early childhood," (Berk, 264). The book states about the social environment and its effect on gender roles.
As stated previously by Berk, the social environment affects a child's gender role. In Parents Magazine, "The Difference Between Boys and Girls" is discussed from a biological and environmental view. According to Parents magazine......

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