Socialization

My cousin just had her third baby, a boy. Before sociology I never realized how much we teach little kids about society. When I went over to her house to see the baby I noticed that all his clothes were colors associated with boys like blue, red, yellow, and white. Then because in class we are discussing socialization I noticed that the choice of color for my nephew's clothes was a way to socialize him into his gender role. Because all of his clothes were boy colors, Angel will grow up to identify those colors as ok to wear since he is a boy. The same goes for his toys. All my aunts and uncles bought Angel little toys like teddy bears and other assorted animals. Although he did recieve stuffed animals, no one bought him a doll or "girly toys." Not only was Angel being socialized to his gender role, he was getting a lesson of human interaction. Usually, when people see a baby they want to hold it. The fact that a lot of people came to see him, Angel learned to be more comfortable with people and not freak out when someone other than his mom and dad held him.