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  • While many studies have found no relationship between working mothers and sex roles one study did reveal that, sons of working mothers had less sex-typed rooms than sons of non-employed mothers (MacKinnon, Brody, & Stoneman, 1982).

    Sound Politics: Darcy Burnocchio 2006

  • More likely to encourage sex-typed behavior, males protect their daughters, compliment them on appearance, and show them affection.

    Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003

  • The research team concluded that parents are still raising girls and boys in environments that are “globally different”; they are still encouraging “sex-typed play by selecting different toys for female and male children, even before the child can express her or his own preferences.”

    Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003

  • More likely to encourage sex-typed behavior, males protect their daughters, compliment them on appearance, and show them affection.

    Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003

  • The research team concluded that parents are still raising girls and boys in environments that are “globally different”; they are still encouraging “sex-typed play by selecting different toys for female and male children, even before the child can express her or his own preferences.”

    Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003

  • The research team concluded that parents are still raising girls and boys in environments that are “globally different”; they are still encouraging “sex-typed play by selecting different toys for female and male children, even before the child can express her or his own preferences.”

    Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003

  • More likely to encourage sex-typed behavior, males protect their daughters, compliment them on appearance, and show them affection.

    Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003

  • "Similarly, girls who spend more time with other girls become more sex-typed."

    NYT > Home Page 2011

  • A new longitudinal study of children's personality traits and interests tells us that sex-typed char ...

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Sugar, spice and puppy dog tails: Developing sex-typed personality traits and interests

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

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