Which of the following statements regarding gender development in middle childhood is true?
a. Boys feel less competent than their female counterparts in math and science even when they have equal abilities in these areas.
b. Play groups in traditional cultures become less gender-segregated than they were in early childhood.
c. Both boys and girls come to see occupations they associate with men as having higher status than occupations they associate with women.
d. Gender segregation is unique to play groups in the United States.
Answer: c. Both boys and girls come to see occupations they associate with men as having higher status than occupations they associate with women.
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