Data coded for 91 Standard Cross-Cultural Sample Societies are
used to examine the sexual division of labor between adults and
children cross-culturally.
Results from cross-tabulations of 15 adults'
and children's activities in these societies indicate that women are
the main recipients of the benefits of children's labor.
The gender of
the child is the main determinant of children's work assignment.
Children of both genders in most societies perform women's activi
ties, whereas girls rarely do men's activities in any society.
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