TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - Children's responses to stories with male and female characters
JO  - Sex roles
A1  - Connor, Jane
A1  - Serbin, Lisa
SP  - 637
EP  - 645
VL  - 4
IS  - 5
N2  - The sex of the main character was varied in six children's stories which were then read by fourth, sixth and eighth graders. The children answered four questions about the stories. Both boys and girls responded more positively to the questions "Would you like to be (character's name?)" and "Would you like to do the things (character's name) did?" when the main character was a male. Boys preferred stories about males, and this preference increased with grade level. A preference for stories about females was marginally significant only for the older girls. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-0025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00287329
ID  - ref1
ER  -