Running head: Children Clothing 1
SOCIOLOGY
This week, you will spend some time reflecting on how children are gendered from birth. Explore a
website that sells baby clothes. Examples of such online retailers include Target, Carter’s, The Children’s
Place, The Gap, and Old Navy. Then address the following questions:
What website did you choose? Include a link.
2a. If the website sells clothes specifically marketed and/or labeled as gender neutral, answer these
questions and if not, answer the question in 2b:
What colors were the gender-neutral clothing?
What motifs (e.g., animals, flowers, trucks) did you observe on the gender-neutral clothing? Be specific.
2b. If the website sells clothes specifically marketed for “baby girls” and “baby boys:
What colors were the baby girl clothing? The baby boy clothing?
What motifs (e.g., animals, flowers, trucks) did you observe on the baby girl clothing? On the baby boy
clothing? Be specific.
3. What messages do you think clothing sends about baby girls and baby boys? Babies that might go on
to identify as gender nonconforming or transgender? Make sure to explain the potential impact you
think these messages can have upon children, family, and society. Include at least two concepts and
quotes from your readings to support your answers.
Answer:
Children Clothing
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SOCIOLOGY
This week, you will spend some time reflecting on how children are gendered from birth. Explore a
website that sells baby clothes. Examples of such online retailers include Target, Carter’s, The Children’s
Place, The Gap, and Old Navy. Then address the following questions:
What website did you choose? Include a link.
2a. If the website sells clothes specifically marketed and/or labeled as gender neutral, answer these
questions and if not, answer the question in 2b:
What colors were the gender-neutral clothing?
What motifs (e.g., animals, flowers, trucks) did you observe on the gender-neutral clothing? Be specific.
2b. If the website sells clothes specifically marketed for “baby girls” and “baby boys:
What colors were the baby girl clothing? The baby boy clothing?
What motifs (e.g., animals, flowers, trucks) did you observe on the baby girl clothing? On the baby boy
clothing? Be specific.
3. What messages do you think clothing sends about baby girls and baby boys? Babies that might go on
to identify as gender nonconforming or transgender? Make sure to explain the potential impact you
think these messages can have upon children, family, and society. Include at least two concepts and
quotes from your readings to support your answers.
Answer:
Children Clothing
Name
Institutional affiliation
Course
Date
1
