Gender Typed Play In Children

The research clearly shows that in general gender-typed play is consistently seen across cultures, with the exception of the children in the migrant Mexican group (Zosuls, et al., 2014; Halim, et al., 2013; Zosuls, et al., 2009; Goble, et al., 2012; Fabes, et al., 2003; Mathur & Parameswaran, 2015). The Mexican migrant children did not show any statistically significant gender typed play behaviors, while those who share the basic Mexican culture did, as well as children in all other cultures examined in this literature review. This inconsistency in the research could be simply due to the small sample size, or there is the possibility that this outlier is correct in its conclusions that the children of migrant Mexican farm workers do not engage
It also examined the development of gender-labels in play, as well as the various influences that contribute to gender typed play behaviors. The research showed that gender labels do correlate with gender-typed play, and that the environment and genetics both play a role in gender-typed play behaviors (Zosuls, et al., 2009; Zosuls, et al., 2014; Iervolino, et al., 2005). Through the examination of gender-typed play behaviors of Mexican American, African American, Dominican American, migrant Mexican, and European American children, it was determined that gender-typed play is a constant in the play of preschool aged children, with the exception of the children in the migrant Mexican group (Zosuls, et al., 2014; Halim, et al., 2013; Zosuls, et al., 2009; Goble, et al., 2012; Fabes, et al., 2003; Mathur & Parameswaran, 2015). This culmination of research tells us that the variability seen in gender-typed play is likely not due to culture. There are, however, still a number of things that could explain the variability such as the gender of the children, and the way gender stereotypes/roles are or are not presented to them at