Toys, sociocognitive traits, and occupations: Italian children's endorsement of gender stereotypes

Psychological Reports

Volumn 100, Issue 3 II, 2007, Pages 1298-1311

  De Caroli, Maria Elvira ^a   Sagone, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; OCCUPATION; RECREATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION;

CHILD; COGNITION; CULTURE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 34548219010     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.100.3.1298-1311     Document Type: Article

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