Alexander is always being pressured to play hockey by his father, brothers,
and most of his male friends, but Alex doesn't like the violence and secretly wants to become a chef. It bothers him that the family TV is always tuned to hockey, and that his brothers tease him all the time to "man up." Lately, he has been secretly watching cooking programs on his laptop. Alexander is experiencing
a. psychological androgyny.
b. a psychosocial conflict.
c. gender role strain.
d. cognitive dissonance.
ANSWER: c
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