Gender Labeling and the Adoption of Sex-Typed Behaviors.

Fagot, Beverly I.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ337972

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Publication Date: 1986

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Gender Labeling and the Adoption of Sex-Typed Behaviors

Fagot, Beverly I.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v22 n4 p440-43 Jul 1986

Tests the ability of 43 children, ranging in age from 20 months to 40 months, to discriminate between pictures of boys and girls and male and female adults. Compares children who passed this gender-task with those who failed it on three behaviors most often categorized as sex-typed: toy choice, aggression, and peer playmate selection. (HOD)

Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Infants, Peer Relationship, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Toddlers, Toys

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Language: English

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