The Effects of Age, Sex, and Adult Presence on Preschool Children's Sex-Typed Toy Play Behavior [microform] / Candace Schau Garrett and Others.
Subjects were 26 female three-, four- and five-year-old children who free-played four different sets, each containing a culturally-defined feminine, masculine and neutral toy. A same- or opposite-sex adult was either present or absent during play. Results included the following: (1) girls played lon...
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| Language: | English |
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1977.
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| Summary: | Subjects were 26 female three-, four- and five-year-old children who free-played four different sets, each containing a culturally-defined feminine, masculine and neutral toy. A same- or opposite-sex adult was either present or absent during play. Results included the following: (1) girls played longer than boys with feminine and neutral toys, while boys played longer than girls with masculine toys; (2) there was a linear increase with age in the length of time both sexes played with feminine toys, but no age differences were found for masculine or neutral toys; and (3) there were no effects due to adult presence. These results are discussed in terms of sex-role development and methodological needs in psychometric and observational sex-typing research. (Author) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: C. S. Garrett, Department of Educational Foundations, College of Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131. ERIC Document Number: ED160910. |
| Physical Description: | 23 pages |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |