Desexualization in American Life by Charles Winick

Author:Charles Winick [Winick, Charles]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781138522244
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2018-02-19T00:00:00+00:00

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childhood, a journey with new maps

Father calls me William,

Mother calls me Will,

Sister calls me Willie,

But the fellers call me Bill.1

The confusion of sex roles that pervades our environment would be meeting more opposition if our young people had not previously been prepared for the change. The culture which reflects our social system, which is part and parcel of personality itself, demands that childhood reflect our new values.

The authors of the nursery rhyme (“Natural History”) could once have easily answered questions like “What are little boys made of?” and “What are little girls made of?” Such positive responses cannot be given lightly today. A number of milestones on the once familiar road of child development have been knocked down, including traditional name preferences, dolls, children’s involvement in fairy tales, and established identities and roles of children. Each of these changes seriously affects how a child assimilates traditional ideals of masculinity and femininity. The nursery and playroom provide ample evidence.

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