Kane, Emily W.

The gender trap : parents and the pitfalls of raising boys and girls / Emily W. Kane. - New York, NY : New York University, c2012. - x, 287 p. : ill. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "glamour babies" and "little toughies" -- Wanting a girl, wanting a boy : conceptual building blocks -- It's in their nature : naturalizers -- I think a lot of it is us, parents, and society : cultivators -- We try not to encourage it, but I know it gets in there : refiners -- You applaud all the other stuff : innovators -- Surviving in a gendered culture : resisters -- Conclusion: a better world : dismantling the gender trap -- Appendix: research methods -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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Parenthood.
Child rearing.
Sex differences.
Boys--Psychology.
Girls--Psychology.

HQ755.8 / .K346 2012

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