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Boy
hideA boy is a young male human (usually child or adolescent), as contrasted to its female counterpart, girl, or an adult male, a man.
The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions or both. The latter most commonly applies to adult men, either considered in some way immature or inferior, in a position associated with aspects of boyhood, or even without such boyish connotation as age-indiscriminate synonym. The term can be joined with a variety of other words to form these gender-related labels as compound words. Ongoing debates about the influences of nature versus nurture in shaping the behavior of girls and boys raises questions about whether the roles played by boys are mainly the result of inborn differences or of socialization. Images of boys in art, literature and popular culture often demonstrate assumptions about gender roles.
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News tagged with boys
Fit teenage boys are smarter, but muscle strength isn't the secret
Dec 07, 2009 |
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In the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, Nancy Pedersen of the University of Southern California and colleagues in Sweden find that better ...
Why a short run is better than a long walk
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the latest technology, researchers are uncovering evidence of exactly how major a role activity plays in the battle to keep obesity at bay. In new report published in the British Me ...
Brain abnormality found in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Mar 17, 2009 |
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Researchers trying to uncover the mechanisms that cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder have found an abnormality in the brains of adolescent boys suffering from the conditions, but not where ...
Deep Voices Scare Adolescent Girls but Turn on Teens
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The University of St. Andrews in Scotland has discovered that teenage girls are attracted by deep male voices, while younger girls feel intimidated by them.
Low-income kids report first sexual intercourse at 12 years old in new study
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As a new mother herself, Brenda Lohman admits to being shocked by the results of a new study she co-authored. It found that among nearly 1,000 low-income families in three major cities, one in four children ...
Sugar, spice and puppy dog tails: Developing sex-typed personality traits and interests
Apr 29, 2009 |
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A new longitudinal study of children's personality traits and interests tells us that sex-typed characteristics develop differently in girls and boys. The study, by researchers at The Pennsylvania State University, the University ...
Girls have superior sense of taste to boys
Dec 16, 2008 |
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New knowledge: Girls have a better sense of taste than boys. Every third child of school age prefers soft drinks which are not sweet. Children and young people love fish and do not think of themselves as being ...
Study: No gender differences in math performance
Jul 24, 2008 |
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We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys. But is it true? After sifting through mountains of data - including SAT results and math scores from 7 million students who were ...
New study finds gender divide in children's use of cell phone features (w/ Video)
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 17, 2009 |
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It's a given that many children will ask their parents for cell phones this Christmas. Now, a recent study by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) sociologist Shelia Cotten, Ph.D., finds that the way the kids will use ...
Friendship is mainly about 'me, me and me'
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Young people mainly select their friends according to the image they have of another person, irrespective of whether the person concerned actually satisfies that image. Dutch researcher Maarten Selfhout has demonstrated that ...
Vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus not cost-effective
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted virus, is known to be a cause of cervical cancer. Current guidelines prioritize HPV vaccination of pre-adolescent girls, which ...
Researchers find differences in how adolescent girls’ and boys’ brains react to peer interaction
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), including a Georgia State University scientist, have found differences between girls and boys in how parts of the brain develop in ...
Young children think gender-related behavior is inborn
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Young children think about gender in the same way they think about species of animals. They believe, for example, that a boy's preference for football is innate, as is a girl's preference for dolls, just as cats' behavior ...
Studies reveal lifelong gender difference in physical activity
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Females of all ages are less active than their male peers. Two studies, presented today (Tuesday 6 January) at a major academic conference, reveal the gender difference in activity levels among school children and the over ...
Cause of conduct problems among girls appears to be different than in boys
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 11, 2008 |
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The first study to include a significant number of aggressive girls with conduct problems indicates that psychological conditions including conduct disorder may have separate causes in the two sexes.
