Examination of young children's gender-doing and gender-bending in their play dynamics: A cross-cultural exploration

International Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-64

  Hyun, Eunsook ^a   Choi, Dong Haw ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child play; Cross cultural comparison; Gender bending; Gender doing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951871618     PISSN: 00207187     EISSN: 18784658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03165940     Document Type: Article

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