ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Reasoning Styles and Appraisals of Gender Nonconformity: A Comparison of Children from Hong Kong and Canada
- Karen Kwan
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Karen Kwan
The University of Hong Kong - Sylvia Shi
The University of Hong Kong - Sylvia Shi
The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Laura MacMullin
University of Toronto Mississauga - A. Natisha Nabbijohn
University of Toronto Mississauga - Diana Peragine
University of Toronto Mississauga - Doug VanderLaan
University of Toronto Mississauga - Wang Wong
The University of Hong Kong - Wang Wong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Abstract
Reasoning styles children used to evaluate peers with different gender expressions were examined. Focuses were differences in culture, age, peer gender, and whether peers’ behavior was seen as right vs. not right. Improvement in appraisals can potentially be achieved by facilitating reasoning styles not involving gender stereotypes (e.g., personal choice).
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