Using Brown's It kale for Children the sex-role preferences of the rural and urban children were studies in 220 three-four- and five-year-old children. The major findings of this study were (a) girls at three years scored significantly more feminine than four- and five-year old girls; (b) four- and five-year-old boys were significantly more masculine than three-year-old boys; (c) significant differences were found in rural and urban girls; (d) upper caste boys and girls were more clearly aware of their appropriate sex-roles than the lower caste boys and girls.