Barrie Thorne's study of gender play in multiracial schools found that boys treated girls with respect and as equals.

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Barrie Thorne's study actually found that boys treated girls with less respect and considered them inferior, even when they were playing together. Thorne argued that this demonstrated the ways in which gender inequalities are deeply ingrained in our culture, and that children learn them from a young age through their social interactions.

Barrie Thorne's Study of Gender Play in Multiracial Schools Found