Modification of children's gender-stereotyped behavior: General issues and research considerations

Children learn to classify on the basis of gender categories very early. It is questioned here whether such sex-typing is desirable & how subject it is to modification. Review of the literature suggests four key questions: age or developmental stage at which modification can be most successful;...

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Published inSex roles Vol. 14; no. 11-12; pp. 591 - 602
Main Author Katz, Phyllis A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Springer 01.06.1986
Plenum Pub. Corp
Subjects
Behavior Modification
Behavior. Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Child Development
Children
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Indexing in process
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Role Attitudes
Sex Stereotypes
Social psychology
Human
Sex role
Attitude
Sexual behavior
Behavior change
Stereotype
Child
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Summary:Children learn to classify on the basis of gender categories very early. It is questioned here whether such sex-typing is desirable & how subject it is to modification. Review of the literature suggests four key questions: age or developmental stage at which modification can be most successful; relationship between cognition & behavior; situational consistency of stereotyped behavior; & effects of individual differences on adherence to stereotypes. All of these factors must be considered in attempts to modify gender-stereotyping among children. 62 References. W. H. Stoddard
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ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/BF00287690