The Rearing of a Society

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The Rearing of a Society

• Are boys and girls raised differently?

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Basic Facts

• Parents talk to, cuddle, and breast feed boy
  infants significantly less than their girl
  infants.
• Male infants suffer a 25 higher rate of
  mortality than female infants.
• Males are twice as likely to suffer from autism
  six times more likely to be diagnosed with
  hyperkinesis.

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Definitions

• What is Autism?
• Mental disorder originating in infancy that is
  characterized by self-absorption, an ability to
  interact socially, repetitive behavior, and
  language dysfunction.

• What is Hyperkinesis?
• A condition especially of childhood characterized
  by hyperactivity.

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Birth defects

• Boys more likely to suffer birth defects
• Majority of schizophrenics and retarded children
  are boys.
• Emotionally disturbed boys outnumber girls 4 to
  1.
• Learning disabled boys outnumber girls 2
  to 1.

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Statistics

• Boys are twice as likely as girls to be the
  victims of physical abuse.
• Two times as many boys die and are injured at the
  hands of physical abuse by parents and caregivers.

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Statistics

• By age nine most boys are able to repress most
  primary feelings except anger
• Boys are four times as likely than girls to
  commit suicide.
• Boys are three times as likely as girls to be
  victims of violence, even when rape and incest
  are figured into statistics

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Statistics

• Boys look at objects more, but for shorter
  periods.
• Boys and men take in less sensory information.

• Boys brains need to move quickly from object to
  object in space.
• Three times more reading difficulties.

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Characteristics of boys

• Aggression
• offer choices
• Distractibility
• keep talking to them

• Impatience
• be firm
• Noisiness
• send them to a different part of the house

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Characteristics of girls

• Whining
• be strong
• Manipulation
• hold ground dont fall for emotional blackmail

• Sneakiness
• make clear dishonesty is not the way to go
• High Emotions
• see if mad or sad
• talk about it
• if discussion goes for too long, let her know you
  both need a break.

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Authors Opinion

• Absolutely boys and girls need to be raised
  together. Boys and girls both have the same self
  esteem needs, but at the same time, there are
  some significant differences.
• Michael Gurian

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Authors Opinion

• What girls tend to do, when not raised
  correctly, is to become depressed or anorexic.
  They turn on themselves. Or theyll get pregnant
  early. Boys dont tend as muchthey will turn on
  others. Society fails to realize that all that
  the gangs and the high crime rate are males
  acting out the fact that they have not been
  raised well.
• Michael Gurian

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Based on gender is there a difference in the way
children are raised?
Public Opinion
1 represents yes answers. 2 represents no
answers answers shown in percentage form
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Based on gender is there a difference in the way
children are raised?
College Student Opinion
1 represents yes answers. 2 represents no
answers answers shown in percentage form
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Conclusion

• After assessing the information, it was found
  that there is indeed a difference in the rearing
  of children in todays society.

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Presentation ByMichael WimsattAaron Wiley

• Is There A Difference In The Way Children Are
  Raised Based On Gender