Gender typing of children's toys : how early play experiences impact development / edited by Erica S. Weisgram and Lisa M. Dinella.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weisgram, Erica S., editor.

Dinella, Lisa M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child development.

Child psychology.

Toys--Psychological aspects.

Toys.

Play--Psychological aspects.

Play.

Child Development.

Psychology, Child.

Play and Playthings--psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Child Development.

Psychology, Child.

Play and Playthings--psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 341 pages)

Edition:

First Edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2018]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"In this volume, 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. As research shows, children who play with different kinds of toys reap different cognitive, emotional, and social benefits. Toys teach children various skills, including lessons about how they should or should not behave. Gender-typed play, therefore, both reflects and codifies gender stereotypes and constrains children's later social roles. With theoretically and empirically-based play interventions, as well as ongoing campaigns aimed at raising public awareness, this volume offers a clear blueprint for how researchers, clinicians, parents and activists can help reduce gender stereotypes and help children grow up to become the people they want to be."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Introduction / Erica S. Weisgram and Lisa M. Dinella

Toy preferences and gender

Gender-typing of toys in historical and contemporary contexts / Erica S. Weisgram

Research methods in studying gender and toy preferences / Lisa M. Dinella

Gender-typed toy preferences among infants and toddlers / Kristina M. Zosuls and Diane N. Ruble

Characteristics of masculine and feminine toys and gender differentiated play / Isabelle D. Dorney

Causes of children's gender-typed toy play

Sex hormones and children's gender-typed toy play / Melissa Hines and Jacqueline Davis

Environmental and social contributions to children's gender-typed toy play : the role of family, peers, and media / Christia Spears Brown and Ellen A. Stone

Cognitive perspectives on children's toy choices / Carol Lynn Martin and Rachel E. Cook

Consequences of gender-typed toy play

Consequences of gender-typing of children's toys for biological and neurological development / Lise Eliot

Fashion or action? : gender stereotyped toys and social behavior / Sarah K. Murnen

Cognitive consequences of gendered toy play / Lynn S. Liben, Kingsley M. Schroeder, Giulia A. Borriello, and Erica S. Weisgram

Working at play : gender-typed play and children's visions of future work and family roles / Megan Fulcher and Emily F. Coyle

Societal causes and consequences of gender-typed children's toys / Campbell Leaper and Rebecca S. Bigler

Conclusion: toward a greater understanding of children's gender-typed toy play / Erica S. Weisgram and Lisa M. Dinella

References

About the editors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2018.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781433828867

1433828863

9781433828850

1433828855

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