Rigidity in gender-typed behaviors in early childhood: A longitudinal study of ethnic minority children

Child Development

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1269-1284

  Halim, May Ling ^a   Ruble, Diane ^b   Tamis Lemonda, Catherine ^b   Shrout, Patrick E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLOTHING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; STEREOTYPY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOTHING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84880377174     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12057     Document Type: Article

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