Feminist Theorists Have Commented on the Differential Treatment of Girls

question 18

Multiple Choice

Feminist theorists have commented on the differential treatment of girls and boys in families. Clearfield and Nelson (2006) noted different parenting styles between mothers of daughters and mothers of sons. According to the text, what different parenting styles did mothers display towards daughters relative to sons?

• A)Mothers spoke to and interacted with sons and daughters equally but differed greatly in the context of both verbal and physical interaction given to girls versus boys.
• B)Mothers spoke to and interacted more with daughters than with sons while being less emotive and less likely to respond with tenderness if a male child displayed distress or encountered a minor physical trauma.
• C) Generally, mothers of sons were quicker to transfer caregiving of sons to the fathers or alternative caregivers (i.e., day care workers) with little emotional display and displayed more reluctance to leave daughters with others and were more emotive (long hugs, tender kisses, reassurances of love, and quiet whispers that mom would be back as quickly as she could).
• D) Mothers of sons were quicker to administer strict discipline in public while being less willing to be seen administering strict discipline to daughters.

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