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ERIC Number: EJ600373
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-3541
Gender Styles as Form and Content: An Examination of Gender Stereotypes in the Subject Preference of Children's Drawing.
Tuman, Donna M.
Studies in Art Education, v41 n1 p40-60 Fall 1999
Examines how gender affects children's preferences for subject content in their drawings and use of formal characteristics. Reveals that female drawings focused on humanistic content whereas the males communicated aggression and adventure; furthermore, the females used more color, shapes, and detailed features while the males employed more expressive lines and fewer colors. (CMK)
Descriptors: Aggression, Art Education, Art Products, Children, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Freehand Drawing, Sex Bias, Sex Role, Social Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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