Boys and Girls: The Development of Gender Roles [Paperback]

Carole R. Beal (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 007004533X | ISBN-13: 978-0070045330 | Publication Date: November 1, 1993 | Edition: 1

This text on the development of sex roles in childhood focuses on the processes by which children learn to be boys and girls and the effects of differential socialization on their behavior. Unlike competing texts on sex roles, the book has a clear developmental emphasis. It also stresses the use of psychological theories and methods to separate popular notions regarding sex roles from current research findings. BOYS AND GIRLS is designed for use as a primary or supplementary text for a course on sex roles, a supplementary text in an introductory child development course, and as a resource for parents, teachers, and others who work with children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 1 edition (November 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007004533X
• ISBN-13: 978-0070045330
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,052,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Answers primitive questions about our gender, March 30, 2001

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"flubbies" (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boys and Girls: The Development of Gender Roles (Paperback)

This book is truly amazing because it answers so many questions we have always been asking through life... questions like why men are more aggressive, why some people change sex, and why some girls behave like boys and vice-versa.

In a sense, this book is like a college reference book (after all, I picked it up at my college library) but it reads like a bestseller! I couldn't stop reading after starting on it. It has a great chronological order of how boys and girls develop into their roles, and it touches on the biological side as well.

One thing I greatly admire about this book is that you don't need to have a major in Biology to understand what it is about. There are many techinal aspects of course, but the author made it easy to understand. In addition, her views are often supported by evidence and she also counteract her views with other arguments. In the end, the product is a well-balanced book, with unbiased views and sometimes, even more unanswered questions that will always be in our minds....trying to understand why boys grow up to be boys and why girls grow up to be girls.

One word for you, Carole R. Beal - Excellent!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating read, June 11, 2009

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This review is from: Boys and Girls: The Development of Gender Roles (Paperback)

The book looks really dated and the material is about 10 years old, but the information is terrific. Well-written and easy to read, thorough. Great text for educational and personal interests.