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August 1, 1995Child Development

The Role of Classification Skill in Moderating Environmental Influences on Children's Gender Stereotyping: A Study of the Functional Use of Gender in the Classroom

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RBRebecca S. BiglerJames S. McDonnell Foundation

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Implication

Randomized trial examines how classification skills affect gender stereotyping in children, indicating the need for intentional teaching strategies.

Key Points

  • This research explores how classification skills may influence children's perceptions of gender roles and stereotypes.
  • Participants included children from various classrooms.
  • Interventions focused on enhancing children's classification skills.
  • Analysis involved observing the impact of these skills on gender stereotyping.
  • Children with improved classification skills showed reduced gender stereotyping.
  • The study highlighted significant interactions between classification skills and environmental influences.

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Rebecca S. Bigler (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1229b545487b7639a5faefhttps://doi.org/10.2307/1131799
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