I think the best word for it is "junta".
This word comes from Spanish for juntar (bring together). In English, it is used to mean a military group of people ruling a country as a dictatorship.
The brain of babies is very malleable and adapts constantly according to what you see in the world and how to treat and talk to a child as well as the type of play that we establish with each one is also different.
Although we are born with biological differences, these are increased as the boy and girl are integrated into society, are related to family members and friends, the type of game that prevails in their environment ... everything influences to determine one trend or another.
That is why we must encourage:
- Games should not have predetermined genres, children should simply play, parents should not indicate which games are for boys and which are for girls, they should be free.
- Children should be raised in a respectful environment, they should know that respect is indistinct to gender and everyone should be respected regardless of gender.
It influenced the life of the colonies because different places could grow different things. It's kind of like diversity, but in the 1700's.
Ruth followed either her sister- in- law I think and became a descendent of Jesus. Christ. Both their husbands died and had to go back to their family homes. Ruth instead followed her sister-in- law.