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Braun, Claude M. J.; Giroux, Josette – Journal of Leisure Research, 1989
A study was designed to determine psychological complexity and reinforcement characteristics of popular arcade video games, including sex differences in game content, clientele social structure, human-to-human interaction contingencies, and value content. Results suggest a need for public control of children's access to the games and the video…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Development, Childhood Interests, Family Involvement
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Nihlen, 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