Sex Between Children s Toys Of Non Human Primates (...

Sex differences in response to children s toys in non-human primates (cereopithecus aethiops sabaeus) The study of sex difference in toys boys and girls tend to play wit, has always been classified as gender socialization. According to researchers such as, Connor and Serbin, 1977; Liss, 1981, the explained that boys favour construction and transportation toys, while girls favour doll. Research also shows that boys do tend to be more active (Campbell and Eaton, 1999; Eaton and Enns, 1986) and show more physical play than girls (Dipietro, 1981). These sexual characteristics of play style is said to have derived from learning and cognitive mechanisms in association with gender socialization. Bandura, 1977; Fagot and Hagan, 1991; Langlois and Downs, 1990 state that sex differences in play actions and toys preference arise from modelling and reinforcement of sex typical paly, based on learning theory. Cognitive theories connote that as children grow, they tend to develop awareness of their gender identity, which results in a mental representation of what gender is defined as socially, app ropriate behaviour and show a positive understanding of toys and activities associated with their individual gender (Maccoby, 1988; Martin, 1999, Martin, Wood, and Little, 1990). Biological factors can also influence sex difference in paly behaviour. In a research test conducted on both female rats and rhesus monkeys, treated with androgen during periods of pre-or natal development, showed