Corsaro. Chapter 7: Conflict and Differentiation in the Initial Peer Culture (pp. 143-161)
Reader. Davies, Browyn. 1989."The Sense Children Make of Feminist Stories," pp. 43-69 in Frogs and Snails and Feminist Tales: Preschool Children and Gender. North Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
Reader. Ausdale, Debra Van & Joe R. Feagin. 1996."Using Racial and Ethnic Concepts: The Critical Case of Very Young Children," American Sociological Review, vol. 61, no. 5 (October): 779-793.

Oct 20 Quiz 7 / Gendered Worlds
Oct 22 Issues of Race, Ethnicity & Nationality
Oct 24 Professor Jeff Lockman on Children of Gay Parents

• Why might children have a hard time understanding feminist stories? How did Davies account for children's misunderstanding?

• How might Davies' line of questioning affect the children's response?

• How do children use racial and/or ethnic identity to define themselves and others?

• How does Ausdale and Feagin's methodology differ from Davis? Which research best explores the lives of children? Why?

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