Kids Think Other Gender Is Like A Different Species
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 01:14
in Psychology & Sociology
Young children think about gender in the same way they think about species of animals. They believe, for example, that a boy's preference for football is innate, as is a girl's preference for dolls, just as cats' behavior is innately different from dogs'. That's the finding of a new study from researchers at Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Michigan. The study appears in the March/April 2009 issue of the journal Child Development. read more
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