Screen LibraryGender typing of children's toys : how early play experiences impact development /
"Do boys and girls like different toys? What social, cognitive, and biological factors influence the design and marketing of gender-typed toys, and children's interest in such toys? What are the long term implications of gendered toy play for children's development and later adult rol...
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American Psychological Association,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, DC : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"Do boys and girls like different toys? What social, cognitive, and biological factors influence the design and marketing of gender-typed toys, and children's interest in such toys? What are the long term implications of gendered toy play for children's development and later adult roles? In this book, scholars in developmental psychology, education, and neuroscience examine the fascinating intersection of gender and child play. Contributors consider the innumerable ways in which toys today are gender-typed, alongside the expression of gender preferences in early childhood, and they review research showing that children who play with different kinds of toys reap different cognitive, emotional, and social benefits. Through playing with toys, children learn various skills, including lessons about how they should or should not behave. Gender-typed play, therefore, both reflects and solidifies gender stereotypes and constrains children's later social roles. With theoretically and empirically based play interventions, as well as descriptions of ongoing campaigns aimed at raising public awareness, this volume offers concrete steps researchers, clinicians, parents, and activists can take to help children grow up to realize their full potential, independent of preconceived gender roles and stereotypes."--Publisher's description. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 341 pages ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781433828867 1433828863 9781433828850 1433828855 |
| Index Number: | HQ772 |
| CLC: | B844.1 |
| Call Number: | B844.1/G325 |
| Contents: |
Toy preferences and gender: Gender-typing of toys in historical and contemporary contexts / Research methods in studying gender and toy preferences / Gender-typed toy preferences among infants and toddlers / Characteristics of masculine and feminine toys and gender differentiated play / Causes of children's gender-typed toy play: Sex hormones and children's gender-typed toy play / Environmental and social contributions to children's gender-typed toy play : the role of family, peers, and media / Cognitive perspectives on children's toy choices / Consequences of gender-typed toy play: Impact of gender-typed toys on children's neurological development / Fashion or action? : gender stereotyped toys and social behavior / Cognitive consequences of gendered toy play / Working at play : gender-typed play and children's visions of future work and family roles / Societal causes and consequences of gender typing of children's toys / Toward a greater understanding of children's gender-typed toy play / |