Mother-child conversations about gender

Description:

This looks at how mothers and young children talk about gender, to discover the potential role of language in fostering gender stereotypes. Mothers and their sons/daughters, who were 2-1/2, 4-1/2, or 6-1/2 years of age, were videotaped discussing a picture book that focused on gender.

subjects: Gender identity,  Mother and child,  Mother-Child Relations,  Psychological aspects,  Psychological aspects of Gender identity,  Psychological aspects of Mother and child,  Sex role,  Socialization,  Women,  Women in development,  Mère et enfant,  Socialisation,  Sekseverschillen,  Femmes dans le développement,  Rôle selon le sexe,  Moeder-kind-relaties,  Gesprekken,  Identité sexuelle