Arizona State University, Tempe, AR, USA.
Child Dev. 2013 May-Jun;84(3):921-37. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12032. Epub 2012 Dec 17.
A stochastic actor-based model was used to investigate the origins of sex segregation by examining how similarity in sex of peers and time spent in gender-typed activities affected affiliation network selection and how peers influenced children's (N = 292; Mage = 4.3 years) activity involvement. Gender had powerful effects on interactions through direct and indirect pathways. Children selected playmates of the same sex and with similar levels of gender-typed activities. Selection based on gender-typed activities partially mediated selection based on sex of peers. Children influenced one another's engagement in gender-typed activities. When mechanisms producing sex segregation were compared, the largest contributor was selection based on sex of peers; less was due to activity-based selection and peer influence. Implications for sex segregation and gender development are discussed.
采用基于随机主体的模型,通过考察同伴的性别相似性和投入性别典型活动的时间如何影响联系网络选择,以及同伴如何影响儿童(N=292;平均年龄=4.3 岁)的活动参与度,来研究性别隔离的起源。性别通过直接和间接途径对互动产生强大影响。儿童选择性别相同且投入性别典型活动水平相似的玩伴。基于性别典型活动的选择部分中介了基于同伴性别的选择。儿童彼此影响对方参与性别典型活动。当比较产生性别隔离的机制时,最大的贡献因素是基于同伴性别的选择;基于活动的选择和同伴影响的贡献较小。讨论了性别隔离和性别发展的意义。