Fathers

question 17

Multiple Choice

Fathers

• A) are not as responsive as mothers to their infant's social needs.
• B) who provide sensitive caregiving and interactional synchrony with infants generally have more securely attached children.
• C) report feeling less anxiety than mothers about daily separations.
• D) more often than mothers provide toys and gently play conventional games with infants.

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Definitions:

Gender Knowledge

Understanding and awareness of gender roles, identities, and norms within a cultural or societal context.

Gender Behavior

Concerns the socially constructed roles, actions, and activities that a society considers appropriate for men and women.

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond with their birth sex.

Gender Schemas

Cognitive frameworks that dictate the societal roles and behaviors considered appropriate for males and females.