Differing Levels of Gender Salience in Preschool Classrooms: Effects on Children's Gender Attitudes and Intergroup Bias

Autor/inn/en	Hilliard, Lacey J.; Liben, Lynn S.
Titel	Differing Levels of Gender Salience in Preschool Classrooms: Effects on Children's Gender Attitudes and Intergroup Bias
Quelle	In: Child Development, 81 (2010) 6, S.1787-1798 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01510.x
Schlagwörter	Play; Sex Stereotypes; Peer Relationship; Preschool Children; Social Influences; Environmental Influences; Student Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Interpersonal Competence; Gender Bias + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Peer-Beziehungen; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Sozialer Einfluss; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Schülerverhalten; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Geschlechterstereotyp
Abstract	Developmental intergroup theory posits that when environments make social-group membership salient, children will be particularly likely to apply categorization processes to social groups, thereby increasing stereotypes and prejudices. To test the predicted impact of environmental gender salience, 3- to 5-year-old children (N = 57) completed gender attitude, intergroup bias, and personal preference measures at the beginning and end of a 2-week period during which teachers either did or did not make gender salient. Observations of peer play were also made at both times. After 2 weeks, children in the high- (but not low-) salience condition showed significantly increased gender stereotypes, less positive ratings of other-sex peers, and decreased play with other-sex peers. Children's own activity and occupational preferences, however, remained unaffected. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10