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ERIC Number: EJ454008
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1881
Skipping's for Girls: Children's Perceptions of Gender Roles and Gender Preferences.
Henshaw, Ann; And Others
Educational Research, v34 n3 p229-35 Win 1992
Three tasks focusing on perceptions of gender toy preferences and activities and 1 addressing color and sex identification were completed by 15 boys and 15 girls aged 8-9. Children clearly differentiated between toys, activities, and colors appropriate for males and females. They viewed male gender roles and activities as more rigidly proscribed than those of females. (SK)
Descriptors: Activities, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Color, Foreign Countries, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Toys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain