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  • Title: Children's gender-related inferences and judgments: a cross-cultural study.
    Author: Lobel TE, Gruber R, Govrin N, Mashraki-Pedhatzur S.
    Journal: Dev Psychol; 2001 Nov; 37(6):839-46. PubMed ID: 11699757.
    Abstract:
    This study compared the gender-related inferences and judgments of elementary school children (N = 542) of 2 different age groups (3rd graders and 5th graders) from 2 different cultures: Taiwan, a traditional collectivistic culture, and Israel, an individualistic and less traditional culture. The children were presented with 4 stories, 2 about a male target and 2 about a female target with either traditionally masculine or traditionally feminine interests, and were asked to make cognitive and emotional-motivational inferences and judgments about them. Culture played an important role in children's gender-related inferences and judgments. Specifically, Taiwanese children distinguished more than did Israeli children between male targets behaving stereotypically and counterstereotypically. The findings are analyzed within the framework of the differences between the 2 cultures.
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