Preschoolers’ Perceptions of Gender Appropriate Toys and their Parents’ Beliefs About Genderized Behaviors: Miscommunication, Mixed Messages, or Hidden Truths?

By N. Freeman. 2007

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A case study of gendered play in preschools: how early childhood educators’ perceptions of gender influence children's play (2016, background): “MacNaughton (1998) stressed the importance of early childhood educators engaging actively in this struggle.”
Gender Stereotypes in the Family Context: Mothers, Fathers, and Siblings (2013, methodology): “…same gender siblings (McHale et al., 1999); (4) Implicit gender stereotypes of parents and children are positively associated (Culp et al., 1983, Freeman, 2007, Tenenbaum & Leaper, 2002); (5) Mothers and daughters implicit gender stereotypes will be stronger associated than for mothers and sons…”
Gender stereotypes in education: Development, consequences, and interventions (2018, background): “Parents of daughters find toys related to qualities of nurturance, attractiveness, and beauty desirable for their children, while parents of sons prefer toys conducive to competition, aggression, and construction (see also Campenni, 1999; Freeman, 2007).”