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Six-year old Damon feels afraid on his first camping trip with the Boy Scouts. He thinks to himself, “Boys aren’t supposed to be afraid. My big brother says real men aren’t afraid of anything. He told me if I got scared to just look mean and definitely don’t ask to call Mom.” Damon’s thought process is best described as -ego boundaries -social aggression -territoriality -monitoring -none of these. |
monitoring |
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When fathers interact with their children, they tend to -encourage gender-appropriate behaviors -stretch children by encouraging them to achieve and take risks -encourage gender-appropriate behaviors and focus more on playing than on care-taking -focus more on playing than on care-taking -do all of these things. |
do all of these things. |
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Which of the following is true, according to psychodynamic theory? -At around the age of one year, male and female development diverges dramatically -Children of both sexes usually form their first identification with an adult woman -For a girl to fully form her identity, she must repress her original identification with her mother -Boys identify more closely with their fathers than girls identify with their mothers -All of these are true. |
Children of both sexes usually form their first identification with an adult woman |
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Which of the following statements accurately reflects what research has shown about parental communication with or about infants? -Parents tend to talk to male babies more than they talk to female babies -There is little difference in how parents tend to treat sons and daughters until the baby is about 12 months old -Parents tend to hold their babies for about the same amount of time regardless of the sex of the baby -They tend to describe same-size babies in different terms based on the sex of the baby -They tend to expect male babies to crawl sooner than female babies. |
They tend to describe same-size babies in different terms based on the sex of the baby |
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Kami says to her friend on the phone, “I had no idea that being a grown-up was this hard. Once I finally get the baby calmed down, the work phone rings. Just as I get started working, Michael comes home from his job and wants to spend time together, which is wonderful, but then the baby needs attention again. Being the perfect mother, employee, and wife sometimes seems impossible.” Her friend replied, “And don’t forget we’re supposed to love every second of it!” Kami and her friend are talking about which theme of femininity? -Appearance still counts -Being treated negatively by others -Being sensitive -There is no single definition of femininity today -Being superwoman |
Being superwoman |
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Derek is frustrated because his girlfriend wants him to speak openly about his feelings, but his male friends make fun of him for showing his emotions. Which of the following elements of masculine socialization in the U.S. best describes both of these pressures Derek feels? -Follow the boy code -Embody and transcend traditional views of masculinity -Be successful -Don’t be female -Be aggressive. |
Embody and transcend traditional views of masculinity |
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Even when people Kathy hardly knows tell her about their emotions and private lives she feels very connected to them. Kathy could be described as -having thin (or permeable) ego boundaries -having an unstable sense of self -having thick (or rigid) ego boundaries -having an androgynous gender identification -having unstable gender constancy. |
having thin (or permeable) ego boundaries |
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Which of the following is generally true of African-American parents? -African-American mothers are more likely to consider their daughters their “best friends” than are European-American mothers -Many African-American parents are less stringent about rules and discipline than are European-American parents -Many African-American parents emphasize racial identity but not gender identity -Daughters in African-American families headed by single women tend to have low self-esteem -.All of these are generally true. |
African-American mothers are more likely to consider their daughters their “best friends” than are European-American mothers |
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What has research found about social aggression in girls? -It happens very infrequently -It tends to end by the time girls are in high school -It has decreased in the last 5 years -It includes spreading rumors -It is often physical. |
It includes spreading rumors |
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The ability to view yourself and see your actions and thoughts from an outsider’s perspective is called -internalization -monitoring -self-as-object -gender constancy -ego boundaries. |
self-as-object |
