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Question 1

my study for

Answer 1

enculturation

Question 2

pwrticipants

Answer 2

24 familiies

12 with a girl
12 with a biy

each famiky had one child between 20-24 months

both parents lived at home and were between 20-30 yo

all white

varied in income

Question 3

procedure

Answer 3

the researchers carried out an observation, in whixh they used time sampling meaning they took a nite of the childs behaviour eveey 60 seconds and then they noted the parents response

they used an observation checklist of 46 child behaviours and 19 reactions by parents

they were 5 60 minute observations completed for each family over 5 weeks

two observers were used to establish an inter-coder reliability

childs behaviour 0,93
parents reaction 0,83

Question 4

results

Answer 4

• boys more likely to be left alone
• fathers were more concerned with appropriate sex typing than mothers and both parents found more behaviours appropriate for girls only than for boys only
• more positive responses to girls when they asked for help
• reacted more favourably to a child when they were engaged in same - sex preferred behaviours
• more positive reaponses to girls when they engaged in adult oriented dependant behaviours

Question 5

conclusion

Answer 5

parents react mire favourably to behaviours deemed as appropriate dor their childs gender and more negatibeky go those considered innapropriate this suggests that parents directly teach and reinforce gendered behaviour expectations, somegimes unconsciousky as parental perception dod not always allign with the observed behaviour

parents. or always fully aware kt methods they use ti socialise their children