Week 13 - Why Boys Don't Play with Dolls (Katha Pollitt)

The structure of the essay 

* Paragraphs 1-3 

   Gender differences are determined by biological influences. 

* Paragraph 4

   The ways we raise kids will help explain gender roles. 

   

* Paragraphs 5-7

   An example of Barbie.

* Paragraphs 8-9

   Parents' attitudes toward sex conventions. 

* Paragraphs 10-11

   Explain why parents appreciate theories of innate differences in behavior between   

   male and female. 

* Paragraphs 12-14

    Argue that determinist theories on gender roles are fading in modern society. 

* Paragraphs 15-16

   Parents need to be more aware of what ideas of gender roles they transmit to the

   next generation.