Peer Toy Play as a Gateway to Children’s Gender Flexibility
The Effect of (Counter)Stereotypic Portrayals of Peers in Children’s Magazines
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11996551 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lauren Spinner (0000-0002-7294-2027, University of Kent, corresponding author), Lindsey Cameron (0000-0003-1388-1970, University of Kent), Rachel M Calogero (0000-0002-2539-3475, Western University), Rachel Calogero |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 5-6 |
| Pages | 314-328 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sex Roles (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-0025 • E-ISSN: 1573-2762 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11199-017-0883-3 |
| PMID | 30147223 |
| OpenAlex | W2791476014 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 87 |
Extensive evidence has documented the gender stereotypic content of children's media, and media is recognized as an important socializing agent for young children. Yet, the precise impact of children's media on the endorsement of gender-typed attitudes and behaviors has received less scholarly attention. We investigated the impact of stereotypic and counter-stereotypic peers pictured in children's magazines on children's gender flexibility around toy play and preferences, playmate choice, and social exclusion behavior ( n = 82, age 4-7 years-old). British children were randomly assigned to view a picture of a peer-age boy and girl in a magazine playing with either a gender stereotypic or counter-stereotypic toy. In the stereotypic condition, the pictured girl was shown with a toy pony and the pictured boy was shown with a toy car; these toys were reversed in the counter-stereotypic condition. Results revealed significantly greater gender flexibility around toy play and playmate choices among children in the counter-stereotypic condition compared to the stereotypic condition, and boys in the stereotypic condition were more accepting of gender-based exclusion than were girls. However, there was no difference in children's own toy preferences between the stereotypic and counter-stereotypic condition, with children preferring more gender-typed toys overall. Implications of the findings for media, education, and parenting practices are discussed, and the potential for counter-stereotypic media portrayals of toy play to shape the gender socialization of young children is explored
Developmental psychology · Flexibility (engineering · Girl · Socialization · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies in Language · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology
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