You can be the baby brother, but you aren't born yet: Preschool girls' negotiation for power and access in pretend play

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-80

  Sheldon, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0030306192     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327973rlsi2901_4     Document Type: Article

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