Conformity In Children

Even before the age of schooling, it has been observed that children are inclined towards making friends of the same sex. This relationship pattern also develops as children grow up and may persist for their lifetime (Manaster and Jobe, 2012). At about three years, children begin to display and conform to certain character traits and tendency that portray their gender and personality, in which they become aware of their sex and act in conformity to that discovery (Tietz, 1998; Martin and Fabes, 2001; Hanish and Fabes, 2013). In addition to nature and psychology, gender differences have also been linked to environmental factors and mode of upbringing (Booth and Nolen, 2009). Gender segregation and differences also become obvious in terms of