Which of the following is a reason parents punished their children for exhibiting gender variant behaviors?

A. They fear that their child's actions may become permanent expressions of gender variance in adulthood.
B. They fear that their child may become less androgynous as he or she ages.
C. They fear that the child may not attain physical forms of biological development.
D. They fear that the child may develop prejudice based on biological sex.
E. They fear that their child's actions may become a hindrance to the child's health in later life.


Answer: A

Interdisciplinary Studies

You might also like to view...

The fact that many people do not openly discuss problems related to the reproductive system versus other organ systems, like the circulatory system, suggests that the reproductive system ____

a. is biologically more complex b. is not as important as other organ systems c. elicits strong emotions d. is more resistant to disease

Interdisciplinary Studies

Given that the clitoris's only purpose is for sexual pleasure, which is not the case with a man's penis, it is ironic that ____

a. women are the one's who bear the children b. many believe that men are more easily aroused than women c. many studies have shown that women seek monogamous relationships more than men d. there is little research on the clitoris

Interdisciplinary Studies

_____ is based on the premise that human nature and the social order are products of communication among people.

A. Geopolitical theory B. Symbolic interaction theory C. Sociobiology D. Psychoanalysis

Interdisciplinary Studies

Sexually aggressive men are likely to have a suspicious schema, meaning that they generally believe that women do not communicate honestly. In which of the following ways can their suspicious schema be best altered?

A. physical castration B. hormonal treatment C. cognitive therapy D. physiotherapy

Interdisciplinary Studies