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ERIC Number: EJ417146
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0165-0254
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The Role of Peers' Gender in Children's Naturally Occurring Interest in Toys.
Shell, Rita; Eisenberg, Nancy
International Journal of Behavioral Development, v13 n3 p373-88 Sep 1990
Examined the effect of observation of gender-related information in the peer group on preschoolers' attention to toys that were not clearly delineated as appropriate for one sex or the other. Contemporaneous peer involvement was significantly associated with children's toy adoption, but cumulative peer involvement was not. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Attention, Childhood Interests, Males, Participation, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Play, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Public Education, Sex Differences, Sex Stereotypes, Toys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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