When boys and girls are asked how their lives would be different if they were the opposite sex, the responses show that
a. girls' believed their lives would change in negative ways if they were boys.
b. boys envisioned themselves as being less restricted in what they could do if they became girls.
c. boys and girls have internalized culturally conceived and learned ideas about sex-appropriate behaviors and appearances.
d. reflected the natural divisions between the sexes.
c
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a. true b. false
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A. paternal temperament B. maternal emotional involvement C. child temperament D. paternal emotional involvement
Subcultures are important because __________.
a. they help curb deviant behaviors within a culture b. they help people adopt the practices of the dominant culture c. they help create a homogeneous society d. they help people adapt to abrupt cultural change
Which of the following statements about sexism is true?
What will be an ideal response?