Children's Use of Gender-Related Information in Making Social Judgments.

Martin, Carol Lynn

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ERIC Number: EJ387694

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Publication Date: 1989

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Children's Use of Gender-Related Information in Making Social Judgments.

Martin, Carol Lynn

Developmental Psychology, v25 n1 p80-88 Jan 1989

With 72 children between 4 and 10 years of age, researchers tested how children use information about others' sex, sex-typed interests, and cross-sex labels to make predictions. Both younger and older children liked same-sex children and disliked tomboys and sissies. In contrast, younger and older children used information differently when predicting toy preferences. (RH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Labeling (of Persons), Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes

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Language: English

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