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EJ537064 UD519824

Title: Children's Perceptions of Gender Differences in Social Approval for Playing Electronic Games.
Author(s): Funk, Jeanne B.; Buchman, Debra D.
Source: Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v35 n3-4 p219-31 Aug 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0360-0025
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY1997

Children's views of social approval for electronic game playing were studied with 364 fourth and fifth graders, 203 of whom were female. Many children endorsed statements indicating that social approval for game playing is consistent with common gender stereotypes. The greatest differences in perceived approval were found for "fighting games." (SLD)

Descriptors: Aggression; *Children; Elementary Education; *Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Grade 5; Play; *Sex Differences; Sex Stereotypes; *Social Attitudes; Student Attitudes
Identifiers: *Electronic Games