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Peer reviewedNihlen, Ann Sigrid; Bailey, Becky A. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1988
Analysis of 232 elementary school children's questions posed to nontraditional workers reveals that gender schemata are important aspects of a child's thought processes. Common characteristics of their questions are identified. Boys and girls fill part of their gender schema with like kinds of information about what is gender-appropriate behavior.…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests
