Themes treated in children's improvised drama vary according to the age and gender of the child. Interest in the family, machines, lies and deceit and music vary according to age. Family and machines are also treated differently by boys and girls, as are violence (but not aggression) and death. There is little reference to popular culture in these scenes.
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