Sex differences in toy preferences emerge consistently, early, and across culture. What are the two explanations for these differences described in the text? Describe evidence for each of these explanations and detail at least one specific study in your explanation.
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Sex differences in toy preferences may reflect children’s natural preferences but they may also be the result of exposure to media images, toy ads, and other socialization forces. Examples of specific evidence and studies will vary. For example, students could describe research on preferential looking that finds infants prefer looking at gender typical toys as young as 3 to 8 months. They can also describe research on rhesus monkeys that finds similar toy preferences based on sex in the absence of entertainment media and toy ads. In support of socialization, they might describe how gender affects how parents’ treat their children early in development, for instance, Rubin, Provenzano, and Luria (1974) find that parents descriptions of their newborns are already affected by gender stereotypes.
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