Gender Differences in Social Development: A Study on School Going Children

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal
Volume 6 Issue 1
Year of Publication : 2019
Authors : Farzana Alim, Ayesha Farheen
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Farzana Alim, Ayesha Farheen, "Gender Differences in Social Development: A Study on School Going Children," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 1, pp. 28-32, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I1P106

Abstract:

As children grow, they gain in physical competence, which leads to an independence in mobility that produce a pronounced change in their sociality and width of experience. Children in school going age (late childhood) begin to take small steps towards creating social groups, without their parents or family. Child social development plays an important role in shaping his/her personality.
The present paper attempts to find out whether social development varies with gender thus, a comparative study of girls and boys of school going age in terms of social development was done in schools affiliated to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) board and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board. Both of these boards follow CBSE pattern.

Keywords:

gender difference, social development.

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