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Essay / Exploring the origins and persistence of the genre...
Brewer, Holly. “List of gender stereotypes.” Health advice. HealthGuidance.org. Internet. October 5, 2015. This source briefly talks about gender stereotypes and what they are, before listing many common stereotypes for men and women. This information will help me when I create the quiz for my project, as I will have a multitude of stereotypes to choose from. This source seems reliable and fairly unbiased, which makes it more useful. Campbell, Patricia. "Girls are...Boys are..." U.S. Department of Education, 1994. Web. October 5, 2015. This is an article that talks about gender stereotypes and the real differences between men and women. This article also explains why stereotypes and myths exist, which will greatly help me in my research paper. This source seems extremely reliable, since it comes from the US Department of Education. Curtis, Polly. “Pink versus blue.” The Guardian. UK News, May 20, 2014. Web. October 5, 2015. This source is a rather scientific article that examines whether the stereotype that boys like blue and girls like pink is true. His central question was “Is color and toy preference dictated by nature or nurture?” » This article is basically about how boys and girls are who they are because of the way they were raised, which usually involves living up to feminine and masculine stereotypes. This source seems moderately reliable and uses other sources that may be much less biased, which I will review. The information found here will help me in my research paper “Gender Identity”. Planned Parenthood. PlannedParenthood.org. Internet. October 5, 2015. This website talks about gender identity and common stereotypes associated with each gender. It also explains how to combat gender stereotypes. This we...... middle of paper ......014. Internet. October 5, 2015. This article explains where gender stereotypes come from and why they persist. The article may be a little biased, but provides quotes and other information that I can do basic research with. The information presented in the article will be useful for my research paper because it provides a lot of useful information about why stereotypes exist in the first place. Sargent, J.F. “5 Gender Stereotypes That Once Were the Exact Opposite.” Crack.com. Cracked.com, April 24, 2012. Web. October 5, 2015. This article talks about gender stereotypes that were once the opposite, effectively showing that these stereotypes are false and entirely made up by society. The article even explains how the stereotypes were different and why. This article may be a little biased, but provides enough information to do further research on more reliable sources..