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Peer reviewedMatthews, Wendy Schempp – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1981
Observation of role-playing behavior in 16 four-year-old children in same-sex paired interactions revealed: (1) a differential perception of male, female, parental, and conjugal roles, particularly in terms of competence; (2) accuracy, depth, and breadth of sex role portrayals; and (3) preference for same-sex role play. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Parents, Pretend Play, Role Perception
Peer reviewedHeilbrun, Alfred B., Jr.; Landauer, Stephen P. – Child Development, 1977
Presents a study of college students' perceptions of parental characteristics. Examines differences in the subjects' perceptions of their mother as opposed to their father. Also examines differences in parent descriptions by sons as opposed to those of daughters. (JMB)
Descriptors: College Students, Individual Characteristics, Parents, Research
Direct linkErickson, Rebecca J. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2005
Attempting to explain why biological sex remains the primary predictor of household labor allocation, gender theorists have suggested that husbands and wives perform family work in ways that facilitate culturally appropriate constructions of gender. To date, however, researchers have yet to consider the theoretical and empirical significance of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Role Perception, Housework, Surveys
