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ERIC Number: EJ493566
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2269
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Peer Relations and the Development of Competence in Boys and Girls.
Fagot, Beverly I.
New Directions for Child Development, n65 p53-66 Fall 1994
Examines influences of peer relations on the development of social and cognitive competence. Discusses implications of differences in boys' and girls' play styles for cognitive skills and the development of intimacy. Notes that gender segregation is initiated and maintained within the peer group. (BAC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Interpersonal Competence, Intimacy, Peer Relationship, Play, Sex Differences, Social Development, Toys, Young Children
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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