“By the time the child has entered kindergarten, he or she, is able to make sex-role distinctions and express sex-role preferences.” Weitzman studied one of the most influential sources of sex-role distinction and preferences on preschoolers; picture books. Weitzman obtained many different picture books, which have all been deemed best sellers and have been ordered by almost every children’s library in the United States. Through hours of research one major theme emerged in every …showed first 75 words of 359 total…

…showed last 75 words of 359 total…the real world outdoors, girls sit and watch them- cut off from that world by the window...” The fact that girls are indoors and boys are outdoors is a great example of the conception of male outer space and female inner space, though up by Erik Erikson. And where the location isn’t restricting for women, the clothing is. Females are predominantly found in dresses and gowns, not attire for climbing mountains or lassoing horses.