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First Edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (x, 341 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Erica S. Weisgram and Lisa M. Dinella -- Toy preferences and gender -- Gender-typing of toys in historical and contemporary contexts / Erica S. Weisgram -- Research methods in studying gender and toy preferences / Lisa M. Dinella -- Gender-typed toy preferences among infants and toddlers / Kristina M. Zosuls and Diane N. Ruble -- Characteristics of masculine and feminine toys and gender differentiated play / Isabelle D. Dorney -- Causes of children's gender-typed toy play -- Sex hormones and children's gender-typed toy play / Melissa Hines and Jacqueline Davis -- Environmental and social contributions to children's gender-typed toy play : the role of family, peers, and media / Christia Spears Brown and Ellen A. Stone -- Cognitive perspectives on children's toy choices / Carol Lynn Martin and Rachel E. Cook -- Consequences of gender-typed toy play -- Consequences of gender-typing of children's toys for biological and neurological development / Lise Eliot -- Fashion or action? : gender stereotyped toys and social behavior / Sarah K. Murnen -- Cognitive consequences of gendered toy play / Lynn S. Liben, Kingsley M. Schroeder, Giulia A. Borriello, & Erica S. Weisgram -- Working at play : gender-typed play and children's visions of future work and family roles / Megan Fulcher and Emily F. Coyle -- Societal causes and consequences of gender-typed children's toys / Campbell Leaper and Rebecca S. Bigler -- Conclusion: toward a greater understanding of children's gender-typed toy play / Erica S. Weisgram and Lisa M. Dinella -- References -- About the editors. |
| Summary |
"In this volume, scholars in developmental psychology, education, and neuroscience examine the fascinating intersection of gender and child play. Contributors consider the innumerable ways in which toys today are gender-typed, alongside the expression of gender preferences in early childhood. As research shows, children who play with different kinds of toys reap different cognitive, emotional, and social benefits. Toys teach children various skills, including lessons about how they should or should not behave. Gender-typed play, therefore, both reflects and codifies gender stereotypes and constrains children's later social roles. With theoretically and empirically-based play interventions, as well as ongoing campaigns aimed at raising public awareness, this volume offers a clear blueprint for how researchers, clinicians, parents and activists can help reduce gender stereotypes and help children grow up to become the people they want to be."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Subject |
Child development.
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Child psychology.
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Toys -- Psychological aspects.
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Play -- Psychological aspects.
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Child Development. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002657
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Psychology, Child. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002666
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Play and Playthings -- psychology.
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010988Q000523
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Child development. (OCoLC)fst00854393
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Child psychology. (OCoLC)fst00854540
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Play -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01066943
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Toys -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01153506
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| Added Author |
Weisgram, Erica S., editor.
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Dinella, Lisa M., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Original (DLC) 2017038884 |
| ISBN |
9781433828867 (print edition) |
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1433828863 (print edition) |
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9781433828850 (electronic bk.) |
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1433828855 (electronic bk.) |
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