How do girls' and boys' peers influence girls and boys differently? Give several examples

What will be an ideal response?


The student should point out that girls influence other girls to play with dolls and emphasize domesticity, nurturing, passivity, imagination, and emotional expression. Girls often put down other girls for physical unattractiveness; intelligent girls are often teased by boys. Boys expect other boys to play with action figures and emphasize logic, rule-following, competition, and aggressiveness. Boys promote gender stereotypes.

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The U.S. settlers considered the Native Americans __________ and this allowed them to perceive them as less than human

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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The statement that best describes the status of singlehood in early America would be

(a) single individuals were accorded respect. (b) singlehood was regarded as a viable option. (c) singlehood was devalued. (d) single individuals had as many rights as those who were married.

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The type of society that typically operates as a gerontocracy is ________

a. hunting and gathering. b. industrial. c. pastoral, horticultural, or agrarian. d. postindustrial.

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Which of these is likely to contain mercury?

a. plastic b. fertilizer c. jeans d. tooth fillings

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