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ERIC Number: EJ464497
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Significance of Gender Boundaries in Preadolescence: Contemporary Correlates and Antecedents of Boundary Violation and Maintenance.
Sroufe, L. Alan; And Others
Child Development, v64 n2 p455-66 Apr 1993
Rated gender boundary violation and maintenance of 47 preadolescents participating in a summer day camp. Found that children who violated gender boundaries tended to be unpopular with peers; and children who maintained boundaries were judged by camp counselors to be more competent socially than children who violated boundaries. (MDM)
Descriptors: Friendship, Group Behavior, Peer Relationship, Preadolescents, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Social Behavior, Social Influences
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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