Hi Sonali general refs which I would consider crucial to any debate would be: Thorne, B (1993) Gender Play: Girls and Boys in Schools, Rutgers Uni. Press: New Jersey. Waksler, F C, 'Beyond Socialisation', in Waksler, F C ed. (1991) Studying the Social Worlds of Children: Sociological readings. Falmer Wartofsky, M, 'The Child's Construction of the World and the Worlds Construction of the Child', in Kessel F S & Siegel A (1981) The Child and Other Cultural Inventions. Praeger: New York Cheers John > Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 13:00:14 -0000 > Subject: gender socialisation > From: "sonali shah" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-to: "sonali shah" <[log in to unmask]> > Hi > > > Can anyone suggests any publication on gender socialisation in childhood, > particularly with respect to disabled children? > > Cheers > > Sonali > Doctoral student > > Dr John M Davis Department of Public Health Sciences/ Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change The University of Edinburgh Medical School Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG tele 0131 650 3244/6197 fax 0131 650 6909 email [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%