An observational study of race and gender homophily in nursery children
Weisz, Shayna R. and Russell, Yvan I. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-4791
(2022)
An observational study of race and gender homophily in nursery children.
North American Journal of Psychology, 24
(4)
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pp. 691-700.
ISSN 1527-7143
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Abstract
Homophily (the preference for similar others) is a commonplace feature of social life. In this observational study, we recorded association patterns (based on spatial proximity or verbal or physical interaction) among children aged 3-4 years old during unstructured playtime in a university nursery. A basic social network analysis and a quadratic assignment procedure revealed gender and race to be significant predictive factors of social interaction, with girls seemingly displaying more racial homophily than boys. Age, parent occupation and number of siblings did not predict interaction patterns.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > Psychology |
| Item ID: | 36760 |
| Notes on copyright: | © NAJP.
North American Journal of Psychology, 2022, Vol. 24, No. 4, 691-700. The full text of the published article is reproduced in this repository with publisher permission. |
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| Depositing User: | Yvan Russell |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2022 10:22 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Dec 2022 04:04 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/36760 |
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