An investigation of parental protectiveness of young children travelling to school

Teachers in school are expected to provide similar experience for both girls and boys. Parents however, by their behaviour, may not be facilitating this. It has been suggested that sex roles are changing with the advent of the feminist movement. In an attempt to examine actual behaviour towards youn...

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Published in:British journal of sociology of education 1986-09, Vol.7 (3), p.287-292
Main Author: Kniveton, Bromley H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Child rearing
Childrearing Practices
Children
Elementary School Students
England
Fear of Crime
Gender roles
Geschlechterrolle
Parent Child Relations
Parents
Preschool Children
Protection
Schulweg
Sex linked differences
Sex Role Attitudes
Sex stereotypes
Sociology
Sociology of education. Educational systems. Lifelong education
Sons
Stereotypes
Teacher Attitudes
Travel
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Summary:Teachers in school are expected to provide similar experience for both girls and boys. Parents however, by their behaviour, may not be facilitating this. It has been suggested that sex roles are changing with the advent of the feminist movement. In an attempt to examine actual behaviour towards young girls and boys, children from 27 infant schools were observed attending and leaving school. It was predicted that parental behaviour would reflect traditional sex-role attitudes by accompanying female children more than male. This was supported. It was observed that, in total, few children travelled unaccompanied.
ISSN:0142-5692
1465-3346
DOI:10.1080/0142569860070304