Item #827
Parents of all family compositions are (1) significantly more likely to read to their girls, (2) more likely to surround girls with books, (3) more likely to take their girls to a concert and to sign them up for some extra-curricular activity, and (4) less likely to report being too busy to play with their girls rather than boys.
Topic: Parenthood
Source
Citation: The Trouble with Boys: Social Influences and the Gender Gap in Disruptive Behavior, pp. 12-22
Author(s): Bertrand, Pan
Institution(s): National Bureau of Economic Research
Link: http://www.nber.org/papers/w17541.pdf
Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 2011
Source: Primary
Type: Statistical Analysis
Discussion
Other Notes:
Ironically, there is a much weaker relationship between spanking and non-cognitive problems for girls. – p. 25
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