ERIC Number: EJ1219136
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jul
Pages: 5
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Contextual Variations in Children's Perceptions of Their Peers as Gender Typical
Bukowski, William M.; Castellanos, Melisa; Commisso, Melissa; Persram, Ryan; Lopez, Luz Stella
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v43 n4 p309-313 Jul 2019
Cultural and socioeconomic differences in children's perceptions of their peers as being typical members of the cis gender group were examined in a cross-sectional sample of 351 girls (N = 164) and boys from 19 fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms (M age = 11.5) in three primary schools in Montréal (N = 156) and two schools in Barranquilla. Multilevel modeling indicated that: (a) the overall level of perceived typicality was low; (b) boys perceived other boys to be more typical than girls, whereas girls perceived girls and boys to have the same level of typicality; (c) in Barranquilla perceptions of gender typicality were higher among upper-middle-class children than among lower-middle-class children, whereas no difference was observed with the children from Montréal.
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Cultural Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences, Case Studies, Grade 5, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Social Class, Middle Class, Self Concept, Scores, Gender Issues
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Montreal); Colombia
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