Here’s a great example of how girls can see a variety of role models (cognitive development) through greater exposure to female athletes. This also demonstrates how institutions (US government/laws) influence gendered norms. With the introduction of Title IX, gendered norms of femininity started to change as more and more girls became athletes.
Interesting article disputing claims of biological theories to demonstrate how cultural norms influence father’s experiences of parenting and affects their health.
Click here for an interview with Jessica Valenti, author of The Purity Myth, which discusses (among other things) traditions of fathers and daughters taking part in a “virginity movement,” which focuses on daughters pledging themselves to their fathers to stay “pure” by not engaging in sexual encounters until marriage. This movement could be discussed as part of issues related to parenting practices and what gendered norms of femininity are produced through these practices.