Which Finding Is NOT Consistent with Social Identity Theory

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which finding is NOT consistent with social identity theory?

• A) Girls are more likely to engage in masculine-stereotyped behavior than boys are to engage in feminine-stereotyped behavior.
• B) Gender-typing pressures are more rigid for girls than for boys.
• C) Masculine-stereotyped characteristics are valued more highly than are feminine-stereotyped characteristics.
• D) Boys are more likely than are girls to maintain group boundaries.

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