The Salience of Gender and the Process of Sex Typing in Three-to Seven-Year-Old Children.

Serbin, Lisa A.; Sprafkin, Carol

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Salience of Gender and the Process of Sex Typing in Three-to Seven-Year-Old Children.

Serbin, Lisa A.; Sprafkin, Carol

Child Development, v57 n5 p1188-99 Oct 1986

Describes two measures of gender salience, one assessing the use of the gender dimension in classifying new information and the other assessing its use in making affiliation choices. The developmental course of gender salience from age three to age seven and the relation between salience and sex-role development were examined. (HOD)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Measurement Techniques, Schemata (Cognition), Sex Role, Sexual Identity, Socialization, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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