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ERIC Number: EJ292499
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Sex and Social Influence: Does Sex Function as a Status Characteristic in Mixed-Sex Groups of Children?
Lockheed, Marlaine E.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v75 n6 p877-88 Dec 1983
The purpose of this study was to determine (1) whether sex operated as a diffuse status characteristic in mixed-sex groups of fourth- and fifth-grade children (n=168), and (2) whether an intervention based on expectation states theory would be successful in changing the status relationships within such groups. (PN)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Intervention, Interviews, Peer Acceptance, Peer Evaluation, Sex Differences, Social Influences, Social Status, Student Attitudes, Videotape Recordings
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Expectation States Theory