What factors influence whether girls and boys choose to play with dolls or toy cars? Learn how gender stereotypes affect these interests in a free lecture offered by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
"Barbies or Monster Trucks? The Role of Gender in Children's Toy Interests" will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, presented by Erica Weisgram, professor in the UW-Stevens Point Department of Psychology. Held in the Pinery Room of the Portage County Public Library, 1001 Main St., Stevens Point, this is the fifth talk in the eight-part 2018-2019 Community Lecture Series. The public may attend free of charge.
"This presentation will be a discussion of the factors that contribute to gender differences in children's toy interests and how these differences may affect child development," Weisgram said.
Weisgram received her bachelor's degree from Luther College and her master's and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses broadly on gender development in children, adolescents and young adults. Her recent work explores the cognitive construction of stereotypes in preschool children and how cultural gender stereotypes affect children's interest in toys. Weisgram is also examining how gender and gender-related factors affect individuals' occupational and academic interests.
For more information on the Community Lecture Series, visit www.uwsp.edu/cols/lectureseries or email stappa@uwsp.edu.
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