Chodorow Hypothesized a Different Course in Personality Development for Boys

question 31

Multiple Choice

Chodorow hypothesized a different course in personality development for boys and girls because

• A) boys develop a sexual attraction for their mothers that girls do not.
• B) boys have a penis and girls do not.
• C) most children have a female caregiver, which provides the basis for a different relationship with girls than with boys.
• D) most children have ambivalent feelings about separation, both wanting to separate and fearing separation.

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