The Emergence and Socialization of Sex Differences in the Earliest Years.

Birns, Beverly

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ERIC Number: EJ148700

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Emergence and Socialization of Sex Differences in the Earliest Years

Birns, Beverly

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 22, 3, 229-254, Jul 76

Upon reviewing recent research on early appearing sex differences the author concludes that stereotypic expectations elicit differential early behaviors. These account for cognitive and personality differences which lead to fulfillment of different roles in adulthood. (MS)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intelligence Differences, Literature Reviews, Parent Child Relationship, Personality, Play, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Social Influences, Socialization

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