Gender Segregation in Young Children's Conflict Behavior in Child Care Settings.

Sims, Margaret; Hutchins, Teresa; Taylor, Madeleine

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Publication Date: 1998

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Gender Segregation in Young Children's Conflict Behavior in Child Care Settings.

Sims, Margaret; Hutchins, Teresa; Taylor, Madeleine

Child Study Journal, v28 n1 p1-16 1998

Videotaped the free play of 3-year-old day-care-center children who were already showing clear signs of gender-segregated behaviors. Analysis revealed that boys tended to use powerful strategies when conflicting with girls; girls used similar strategies when conflicting with other girls but, when conflicting with boys, changed their mode of interacting to focus on less powerful strategies. (Author/EV)

Descriptors: Child Behavior, Conflict Resolution, Day Care Centers, Females, Gender Issues, Interpersonal Communication, Males, Play, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Videotape Recordings, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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