Discuss What Gender Messages May Be Transmitted by the Toys

question 78

Essay

Discuss what gender messages may be transmitted by the toys that girls and boys play with as they are growing up. Give two specific examples.

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Definitions:

Compounded Annually

Interest calculation where the interest is added to the principal sum so that the added interest also earns interest from then on, done once a year.

Compounded Monthly

A method of calculating interest where the accumulated interest is added to the principal sum each month, leading to an increase in the amount of future interest earned.

Perpetuity

An annuity whose payments continue forever.

Compounded Monthly

A method of calculating interest where the interest earned each month is added to the principal, increasing the amount on which future interest is computed.