What is the layout of the store

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Sociological Exercise : A Gendered Tour through a Toy Store

Go to a major chain store and try to find a toy (not a piece of sports equipment) that is not marketed specifically toward a boy or a girl, basically, find a gender neutral toy.

Be sure to answer the following

1. What is the layout of the store? Are there distinct boys' and grrls' sections? Describe.

2. What types of words and descriptions are used on the toys to market them towards boys and grrls?

3. How did you find the gender-neutral toy you selected? Was it easy or difficult to find? Where was it located?

4. Based upon your overall experience in the toy store, write a brief analysis that examines how toys are a means of gender socialization. What values and social roles do they teach boys and grrls?

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