One is the biggest controversies in psychology is the nature vs. nurture issue which is over the relative contributions of biology and experience. I believe that gender identity is something that the environment usually shows children. An example is that people automatically associate pink with girls and boy with boys. Below is an example from Friends that shows parents trying to influence their children toward a certain gender stereotype.
Ross with G.I. Joe
In this clip from Friends, Ross is trying to get Ben to play with a G.I. Joe instead of playing with a barbie doll. Ben's moms, Susan and Carol, gave him a barbie to play with because he picked it out at the store and wanted it. Ross has a problem with that because he doesn't think boys should be playing with barbies. Ross tries to force Ben to play with G.I. Joe, he wants him interested in manly things.
Rachel and Phoebe don't think that Ben playing with a barbie doll is a big deal either, they think it is perfectly fine. Carol, Susan, and them give Ross a hard time for making a huge deal about it.
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