PSYC 362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Meta-Analysis, Gender Role
5 Dec 2016
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Girls are more likely to play in pairs and boys are more likely to play in large groups. Beginning as early as age 3 (for girls) and age 4 (for boys) children tend to seek out play interactions with same-sex peers. By age 5 boys tend to play in large groups and purposefully exclude girls from those groups. Different play styles between boys and girls. Girls find it difficult to influence boys and therefore do not want to play with them as often (they may also spend more time closer to authority figures such as teachers to gain influence over their male peers) Society encourages boys and girls to play together. Boys are less active, less forceful and more agreeable when playing with girls and boys together. Females are more active, more controlling, more forceful and less agreeable when playing with girls and boys together. Children may model same-sex play from their parents.
