Korean Children's Evaluation of Parental Restrictions Regarding Gender‐stereotypic Peer Activities |
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| Authors: | Yoonjung Park Jennie Lee‐Kim Melanie Killen Kyoungja Park Jihyun Kim |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development;2. University of Maryland;3. Yonsei University;4. Hanyang Cyber University |
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| Abstract: | Korean children's evaluations of parental restrictions of children's activities based on gender stereotypic expectations were investigated. Third and sixth grade Korean (N = 128) children evaluated scenarios in which a boy or girl desired to play ballet or soccer. Participants used stereotypes to support children's desires to play gender‐consistent activities and adhered to parental authority for choice of gender‐consistent social activities. Yet, they also rejected parental decisions to treat sons and daughters differently based on the view that it would be unfair. Stereotypic expectations decreased with age and were used more by boys than by girls when evaluating exclusion. The results are discussed in terms of exclusion, development, and culture. |
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| Keywords: | gender stereotypes peer relationships fairness culture |
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