Sex segregation occurs in different cultures, ages, and settings ( Maccoby, 1998), and although much has been written about the implications of sex segregation for children’s development ( Leaper, 1994 Maccoby, 1998), we have little understanding of its origins and the consequences.Ī major question about the origins of sex segregation concerns the role of gender-typed activities. Children’s tendency to interact with members of their own sex (i.e., sex homophily) is a ubiquitous pattern and leads them to spend much of their social time in sex-segregated groups.
