The Sex-Stereotyping of Musical Instruments
- 1 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Research in Music Education
- Vol. 26 (2) , 65-75
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3344880
Abstract
This series of studies was undertaken to examine musical instrument gender associations. Study 1, which investigated adult musical instrument preferences for children, indicated significant differences (<.05) in instrument selections due to the sex of the child. Study 2 employed a paired-comparison strategy to place eight instruments under investigation on a masculine-feminine continuum. Study 3 investigated children's (K-5) instrumental preferences. Results showed a significant sex by grade interaction. Study 4 examined three procedures for presenting the instruments to preschool children. The results showed a significant sex by method of presentation interaction.Keywords
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