Open AccessChildren’s preferences for gender-typed objects and colours: a commentary from gender research in Spain
Author(s) -
Raúl Fuentes Navarro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
escritos de psicología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1989-3809
pISSN - 1138-2635
DOI - 10.24310/espsiescpsi.v7i3.13263
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , psychology , gender schema theory , gender psychology , gender equality , latin americans , gender identity , developmental psychology , gender studies , social psychology , sociology , political science , computer science , programming language , law
The main aim of this review was to examine international research on children’s preferences regarding gender-typed objects and colours. Firstly, we provide the theoretical background on gender development to elucidate the ways in which individuals can learn gender stereotypes and develop gender-related preferences. Secondly, we review international research on gender-related preferences. Thirdly, we analyse empirical studies on gender stereotypes in children conducted in Spain and Latin American countries, and show that although gender is a priority research area in these countries, studies on gender development in childhood are lacking. Thus, our aim was to identify a set of issues that provide insights into the development of gender-typed preferences, and that also suggest new directions for researchers in Spanish-speaking countries who are interested in clarifying the relationship between gender and children’s preferences for objects and colours.