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- Title
Gender-Typed and Gender-Segregated Play Among Tanzanian Hadza and Congolese BaYaka Hunter-Gatherer Children and Adolescents.
- Authors
Lew‐Levy, Sheina; Boyette, Adam H.; Crittenden, Alyssa N.; Hewlett, Barry S.; Lamb, Michael E.; Lew-Levy, Sheina
- Abstract
Few data exist on gender-typed and gender-segregated play in hunter-gatherer societies, despite their unique demographic and cultural features which may influence children's gendered play. Using naturalistic observations of Hadza (N = 46, 41% female) and BaYaka (N = 65, 48% female) hunter-gatherer 3- to 18-year-olds from Tanzania and the Republic of Congo, we showed that access to playmates was negatively associated with playing in mixed-gender groups. Young boys did not engage in more rough-and-tumble play than girls, but adolescent boys participated in this type of play more than adolescent girls. Children were also more likely to participate in work-themed play which conformed to gender norms within their society. Findings are discussed within the context of gendered division of labor, child autonomy, and demography.
- Subjects
PLAY; GENDER differences (Sociology); HATSA (African people); YAKA (African people); SCIENTIFIC observation
- Publication
Child Development, 2020, Vol 91, Issue 4, p1284
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/cdev.13306