The Language of Children in the “Inner City”

Alexander, Theron; Stoyle, Judith; Kirk, Charles F.

doi:10.1080/00223980.1968.10543426

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“…Of the 11 studies of infants and children under the age of 2 years cited by Maccoby and Jacklin, 3 studies found sex differences in favor of girls, while 8 found no differences. Two recent large-scale studies of disadvantaged preschool children reported that girls were superior to boys on language measures (Shipman, 1971;Stanford Research Institute, 1972) which is a reversal of the earlier findings of Anastasi and D ' Angelo (1952) and Alexander et al (1968)of the superiority of boys on language measures in a population of inner-city black children.…”

Section: Verbal Abilities Through the Life Spancontrasting

confidence: 34%

Sex Differences in Cognitive Functioning: Evidence, Determinants, Implications

1980

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The purpose of this article is to examine the evidence for sex differences in cognitive functioning and to review and evaluate evidence for hormonal, genetic, neuro-anatomical, and cultural determinants of such differences. Inadequacies in the evidence for sex differences, such as underreporting of negative findings, failure to measure effect size, small sample sizes, etc., are noted. It is likely that sex hormones influence the organization and functioning of the brain. Sex differences in brain organization and functioning are discussed. In summary, the existence of sex differences in cognitive functioning is clear, but further research is needed to elucidate the determinants of these differences.

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Section: Verbal Abilities Through the Life Spancontrasting

confidence: 34%

Sex Differences in Cognitive Functioning: Evidence, Determinants, Implications

1980

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“…One of the few studies that found boys higher than girls in verbal ability, was done by Anastasi and D'Angelo in 1952. Their population was an inner-city group of children. More recently, Alexander et al (1968) tested inner-city black children prior to their entry into Head Start programs and again thereafter. They found boys markedly superior to girls in language usage -and, after the Head Start program was completed by these children, both sexes showed improvement, but the relative difference between them remained unchanged.…”

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