Socialization

Socialization effects gender role stereotyping and career choices. We act the way we have observed. Families, teachers, the media and many others play a major role on the way its members acts.   When we think little girl we automatically picture pink, Barbie’s, dolls and princesses. When we think little boys  we think blue, dirt, tractors and trucks. From the moment a child is born they start to become gender socialized. However, the boy in blue and the girl in pink scenarios are ideal. What would happen to a girl if she was born and was put in all blue, was give trucks to play with and was encouraged to play in the dirt? Would this child become a lesbian later in life because she was taught how boys act and generally boys attract to girls? Or would she realize she was a girl and start doing girly things? Many people get worried when they see little boys playing with dolls or other girl oriented toys. It is common to hear, "don't let him play with that doll, I don't want him to grow up to be gay".
McDonald’s is a great example of how gender is socialized. When you order a happy meal for a child they ask who the meal is for, a boy or girl. McDonald’s is promoting gender socialization by letting children believe which kind of toys a boy or a girl should be playing with. 

That’s when biological socialization comes into play. When children get to a mature enough age to realize how they are different to other people, they start observing who they  are. Once a child realizes who they are, they start to attract to girly things or boyish things. This eventually can lead into the career path they choose. Kids start to observe what kind of occupations are male and female oriented. Before children realize all of this, they will find nothing wrong with a boy playing with a doll or a girl playing with a truck. An appealing toy is a toy no matter what!