Testing the Convergence Hypothesis, Steffensmeier and His Colleagues Found That

question 5

Multiple Choice

Testing the convergence hypothesis, Steffensmeier and his colleagues found that females are __________ in the commission of serious or violent offenses.

• A) "catching up" with males
• B) not "catching up" with males
• C) about equal to males
• D) surpassing males

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Definitions:

Gender-typing

The process by which individuals come to acquire the traits, behaviors, and roles that are generally associated with their gender in their culture.

Imitate

The action of copying or mirroring the behavior, actions, or gestures of another individual.

Reward Helpfulness

involves providing incentives or positive feedback to encourage and reinforce helpful behavior in individuals or groups.

Gender-typing

The process by which a child becomes aware of their gender and thus behaves accordingly by adopting values and attributes of members of the sex that they identify as their own.