Contextual Information Shifts Young Children's Understanding of Gender Constancy

• Published in: Journal of cognition and development Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 619 - 642
• Main Authors: Varlack, Victoria A., deMayo, Benjamin, Kahn-Samuelson, Shira, Gallagher, Natalie M., Rhodes, Marjorie, Olson, Kristina R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Routledge 19.10.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Children; Cognitive Development; Gender; Gender identity; Intellectual development; Young Children; United States > US

Children's understanding of the stability of gender over time has long been recognized as a hallmark of early childhood cognitive development. Prior research has argued that until roughly age 6, children do not understand that a person's gender identity remains consistent if the person und...