@article{ref1,
title="Girls will be girls: childhood gender polarization and delinquency",
journal="Feminist criminology",
year="2012",
author="Dennis, Jeffery P.",
volume="7",
number="3",
pages="220-233",
abstract="The impact of childhood gender polarization on adolescent problem behaviors and delinquent behaviors was measured through a survey of students in sociology and criminal justice classes. Three predictors were measured: parental gender-polarized attitudes during middle and late childhood, gender-coded activities during middle and late childhood, and parental heteronormative expectations regarding dating, romance, and marriage. Gender-coded activities increased the risk of problem and delinquent behaviors for both boys and girls, but gender-polarized attitudes affected only girls, and heteronormative expectations affected both female heterosexual and lesbian/bisexual respondents. Significant differences were found based on the race and social class of the respondents. <br><br>KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency;<p />",
language="en",
issn="1557-0851",
doi="10.1177/1557085111435537",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557085111435537"
}