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Sex differences in play

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Individual Differences in Movement

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Over the past 50 years much has been written about children’s play with a concentration on sex roles or sex-differentiated activities. A great deal of this literature has focused primarily on what children choose to play with and the corresponding gender-identification measures as well as the role of parents, teachers and peers in influencing these decisions. An extensive discussion of these aspects can be found in Liss1. This chapter, however, will concentrate on how children play with these toys and the relationship of toy play to skill learning. The chapter will examine how the types of toys children choose affect their skill development in the area of movement and play.

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  1. Rehabilitation Clinic, University of Cologne, Lindenburger Allee 44, 5000, Cologne, 41-Lindenthal, West Germany

    Bruce D. Kirkcaldy

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Liss, M.B. (1985). Sex differences in play. In: Kirkcaldy, B.D. (eds) Individual Differences in Movement. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4912-6_15

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