Children's gender-related inferences and judgments: a cross-cultural study.

T. E. Lobel*, R. Gruber, N. Govrin, S. Mashraki-Pedhatzur

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)839-846
Number of pages8
JournalDevelopmental Psychology
Volume37
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2001

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