Should educators and parents encourage other-gender interactions? Gender segregation and sexism

We investigated gender differences in the association between gender-segregated peer preferences and sexism in adolescents (15-17 years, 60 boys and 85 girls). To assess gender-segregated peer preferences, adolescents nominated peers for interaction in two contexts: 'hanging out' at home a...

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Published in:	Gender and education Vol. 25; no. 7; pp. 818 - 833
Main Authors:	Keener, Emily, Mehta, Clare, Strough, JoNell
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Routledge 01-12-2013 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Adolescents Boys Defense Mechanisms Developmental Psychology Females Friendship Gender Bias Gender Differences Gender differentiation Gender Discrimination Girls Hypothesis Testing Interaction Path Analysis Peer Relationship Peer relationships Peers Pennsylvania Preferences Racism Regression (Statistics) Resistance (Psychology) Schools Segregation Sex Sexism single sex education Single Sex Schools Social Attitudes Social Bias Social interaction Social Psychology Stereotypes Teachers Teenagers West Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania
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