Gender Stereotypes in Preschoolers

Rebecca D. Johnson, Gettysburg College
Sean L. Beirne, Gettysburg College
Jacqueline B. Engel, Gettysburg College

Description

We are researching if children will make associations about gender-stereotypical roles based on the gender pronouns they hear in a story. Specifically, we hypothesize if children hear a story in which male pronouns are used in a story about a character performing both stereotypical male and female roles, they will be more likely to associate those roles with a male.

 
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Gender Stereotypes in Preschoolers

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We are researching if children will make associations about gender-stereotypical roles based on the gender pronouns they hear in a story. Specifically, we hypothesize if children hear a story in which male pronouns are used in a story about a character performing both stereotypical male and female roles, they will be more likely to associate those roles with a male.