Authors: Scapellato Paolo, De Pedis Carolina.
Sexual differentiation is a multidimensional process influenced by various factors. It is very important to understand the processes of sexual identification.
Studying gender differences in gaming is interesting and productive considering the advantages that this method of observation allows.
The sample of this research is composed by 71 children, of which 39 are males and 32 females between the ages of 6 and 36 months. The materials used in this research are ten toys and a questionnaire given to parents that proved essential to investigate the personal data of the children participating in the study. The selection of toys was based on a survey involving 122 subjects, 65 men and 57 women, aged between 18 and 80.
The results show significant differences in the two groups in the preference of games: the males were more entertained with the games considered masculine and the females more with the games considered feminine. This research adds proof of how sexual classification goes beyond mere social construct
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