Childhood Social Development: Gender Differences and Children's Play

BOYS AND GIRLS COME OUT TO PLAY: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CHILDREN’S PLAY PATTERNS

EDULEARN17 Proceedings ◽

10.21125/edulearn.2017.2042 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Dee O'Connor ◽

Marlene McCormack ◽

Christine Robinson ◽

Vicky O'Rourke

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Children's Play ◽

Children’S Play

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Role Substitution in Preschoolers’ Play with Toy Characters

Psychological Science and Education ◽

10.17759/pse.2021260102 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 41-50

Author(s):

I.A. Ryabkova ◽

E.G. Sheina

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Everyday Life ◽

Role Playing ◽

Free Play ◽

Specific Function ◽

Children's Play ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Children’S Play ◽

Family Home

This paper is a part of the research devoted to observing free play with different role-playing materials in preschool children.Here we describe the results of our observations of preschoolers’ play with toy characters (dolls, figures, soft toys, etc.).It was found that there are significant gender differences in this type of play: boys either do not play at all or play in the director’s position; at the same time, if they take on a role, they tend to ignore toy characters.As it is shown, the number of role-playing names is quite high in the children’s play with toy characters.This may reflect the specific function of this type of material in play.Among the prevailing play topics are family, home, pets, everyday life and motives of care and attention in general.Age analysis showed that the number of children with roles increases at 6 years, while at 5 years — when play is at its peak – role substitution in playing with toy characters is rather ignored by children.

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Gender, Descriptive Language and Scientific Reporting

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1981.53.2.483 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 483-489

Author(s):

John G. Richardson ◽

Elayne Damron

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Children's Play ◽

Children’S Play ◽

Descriptive Language ◽

Scientific Reporting

Descriptive terms taken from studies reporting gender differences in children's play are examined for the degree to which they are perceived as gender-linked. Fully 30 of the 36 terms presented are rated by subjects as masculine or feminine. It is suggested that such terms are linked to gender as a socially determined classification, exerting an influence upon observation and interpretation of gender-related behaviors.

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