Hannah, a Six-Year-Old Girl, Is Watching the Winter Olympics

question 68

Multiple Choice

Hannah, a six-year-old girl, is watching the Winter Olympics. After watching a women's ice hockey event, Hannah tells her parents she really wants to be a hockey player. Hannah's mother makes a somewhat disgusted face and responds, "Sweetie, if you want to skate, be a figure skater! That looks like a lot more fun." This interaction illustrates the process of gender:

• A) evolution.
• B) dysphoria.
• C) assignment.
• D) socialization.

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Definitions:

Terror Management Theory

A social psychology concept suggesting that humans cope with the fear of their own mortality by finding solace in cultural beliefs and values that provide a sense of permanence and self-esteem.

Hedonism

A philosophy or lifestyle focused on seeking pleasure and minimizing pain as the primary or most important goal of life.

Growth

In a general context, refers to the process of increasing in size, maturation, or development in various aspects such as physical, emotional, or economic.

Terror Management Theory

A psychological concept suggesting that much of human behavior is motivated by an underlying fear of death, leading individuals to seek continuity through cultural beliefs and values.