The Early Development of Gender Differences
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10-1-2009
The Early Development of Gender Differences
Matthew H. McIntyre
University of Central Florida, mmcintyr@mail.ucf.edu
Carolyn P. Edwards
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, cedwards1@unl.edu
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McIntyre, Matthew H. and Edwards, Carolyn P., "The Early Development of Gender Differences" (2009). Faculty Publications,
Department of Psychology. Paper 402. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/psychfacpub/402 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Psychology, Department of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications, Department of Psychology by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of
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Published in Annual Review of Anthropology 38 (October 2009), pp. 83-97; doi: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-091908-164338 Copyright © 2009 by Annual Reviews.
Used by permission. http://anthro.annualreviews.org
Published online June 17, 2009.
The Early Development of Gender Differences
Matthew H. McIntyre 1 and Carolyn Pope Edwards 2
1 Department of Anthropology,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816; email mmcintyr@mail.ucf.edu
2 Departments
of Psychology and Child, Youth, and Family Studies,
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588; email cedwards@unlnotes.unl.edu
Abstract
This article reviews findings from anthropology, psychology, and other disciplines about the role of biological factors in the development of sex differences in human behavior, including biological theories, the developmental course of sex differences, and the interaction of biological and cultural gendering processes at different ages.
DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Faculty Publications, Department of Psychology
Psychology, Department of
10-1-2009
The Early Development of Gender Differences
Matthew H. McIntyre
University of Central Florida, mmcintyr@mail.ucf.edu
Carolyn P. Edwards
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, cedwards1@unl.edu
Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/psychfacpub
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McIntyre, Matthew H. and Edwards, Carolyn P., "The Early Development of Gender Differences" (2009). Faculty Publications,
Department of Psychology. Paper 402. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/psychfacpub/402 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Psychology, Department of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications, Department of Psychology by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of
Nebraska - Lincoln.
Published in Annual Review of Anthropology 38 (October 2009), pp. 83-97; doi: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-091908-164338 Copyright © 2009 by Annual Reviews.
Used by permission. http://anthro.annualreviews.org
Published online June 17, 2009.
The Early Development of Gender Differences
Matthew H. McIntyre 1 and Carolyn Pope Edwards 2
1 Department of Anthropology,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816; email mmcintyr@mail.ucf.edu
2 Departments
of Psychology and Child, Youth, and Family Studies,
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588; email cedwards@unlnotes.unl.edu
Abstract
This article reviews findings from anthropology, psychology, and other disciplines about the role of biological factors in the development of sex differences in human behavior, including biological theories, the developmental course of sex differences, and the interaction of biological and cultural gendering processes at different ages.
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