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

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

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 co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Child study journal 1998, Vol.28 (1), p.1
Hauptverfasser: Sims, Margaret, Hutchins, Teresa, Taylor, Madeleine
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child Behavior
Conflict Resolution
Day Care Centers
Females
Gender Issues
Interpersonal Communication
Males
Sex Differences
Sex Role
Sex Stereotypes
Strategy Choice
Videotape Recordings
Young Children
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Zusammenfassung: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)
ISSN:0009-4005