Faculty Publications

Playing Vs. Caring: Differential Socialization For Childrearing In Older Adolescents

Document Type

Article

Keywords

childrearing, Differential socialization

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Early Child Development and Care

Volume

34

Issue

1

First Page

27

Last Page

39

Abstract

Male (N = 69) and female (N = 132) college students rated the extent of their experience at 20 childrearing activities, half of which had been determined to involve play, and half physical care. Subjects also completed a behavioral checklist assessing experience with young children. Males reported significantly lower levels of experience than females (p

Department

Department of Psychology

Original Publication Date

1-1-1988

DOI of published version

10.1080/0300443880340103

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