TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Sex-role perception, portrayal, and preference in the fantasy play of young children
JO  - Sex roles
A1  - Matthews, Wendy Schempp
SP  - 979
EP  - 987
VL  - 7
IS  - 10
N2  - The naturalistic observation of role-taking behavior in 90 spontaneously occurring (i.e., unelicited) fantasy play episodes of 16 4-year-old children in same-sex paired interaction revealed (1) a differential perception of male, female, parental, and conjugal roles, particularly in terms of competence; (2) the accuracy, depth, and breadth of their sex-role portrayals; and (3) a preference for same-sex role-play. The assimilative and accommodative functions of roleplay in the early acquisition of sex role are discussed, as well as the degree of decentration required for the roleplay activities to occur.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-0025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00288499
ID  - ref1
ER  -