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These two cartoons show different parts of american society advertising the genders role. The first shows two children recognizing their different roles and wages by seeing their gender. The second shows a line for the man not to cross inot the nurses quarters. Men and women are meant only for their stereotypical jobs and nothing outside of those lines. The De Tocqueville qoute shows the role of women in America. They must work in domestic occupations and take care of the children, no matter rich or poor. Numerous studies analyzing children's literature find the majority of books dominated by male figures. An analysis of titles of children's books was done and found male names represented nearly twice as often as female names. Books with female or gender-neutral names in their titles in fact, frequently revolve around a male character. Many classics and popular stories where girls are portrayed usually reflect stereotypes of masculine and feminine roles. This page from a children's book shows the gender stereotypes the authors laid upon the different occuations of people. Books like this one have laid the path for children to follow, therefore continuing this terrible path.

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