PSYC21H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Tabula Rasa, Dysfunctional Family, Great Range
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By the age of 7, they have a good concept about their gender. Developed by the age of 3, gender identities, gender roles. Girls are more likely to choose fiction novels and books about relationships. Both genders prefer books about gender content (middle to late childhood, having both. Influences of gender, that we get at home, peers, school and media (books and television) Boys shows preferences for non-fiction, adventure in books, and books about sports genders in novels rather than boys preferring to play with boys, they are okay with girls in the books) Books for older children are marketed specifically to boys or to girls, we see that in younger children as well (but little quantitative research about this) Girls are portrayed as being dependent, whereas boys are more likely to solve problems, be assertive, be independent and portrayed as violent within the stories. Books that are marketed to girls focus on appearance and relationships.
