Divide of the sexes : gender roles in childhood / a BBC/Open University co-production ; executive producer, Tessa Livingston ; producer and director, Ruth Whippman ; researcher, Jessica Gomez McKeever.

Why do boys underachieve? How does celebrity culture influence the self-esteem of young girls? In an atmosphere dominated by sex and consumerism, are children growing up too quickly? This program addresses those issues, reporting on a group of 25 eight-year olds as they adjust to gender roles and...

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Corporate Authors:	BBC Active (Firm), Open University, British Broadcasting Corporation, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	Livingstone, Tessa, Whippman, Ruth, Everton, Richard, McKeever, Jessica Gomez, Winston, Robert M. L., Newton, Bob
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2008], ©2008.
Series:	Child of our time.
Subjects:	Sex role in children. Sex differences in education. Child development > Great Britain > Case studies. Child development > Great Britain > Longitudinal studies. Children > Great Britain > Longitudinal studies. Educational television programs. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Case studies. Longitudinal studies. Educational television programs. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Gender roles in childhood.
Format:	Video DVD