Research on the Development of Gender Identity Has Shown That

question 33

Multiple Choice

Research on the development of gender identity has shown that

• A) children develop gender constancy, which is the basis for other components of gender identity.
• B) some children have a full concept of gender identity by age 2 years.
• C) about 10% of children have at least one component of gender identity unresolved during preadolescence.
• D) children show individual variability in age but not in the sequence in which they develop the components of gender identity.

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