Recent Research on Gender Differences in Identity Development Reveals That

question 96

Multiple Choice

Recent research on gender differences in identity development reveals that girls

• A) focus on intimacy development before they become concerned with establishing an identity.
• B) show less sophisticated reasoning about identity issues related to intimacy than do boys.
• C) are fairly similar to boys in that they typically make progress on identity concerns before experiencing genuine intimacy in relationships.
• D) are more identity diffused than boys and, therefore, experience intimacy in relationships before boys.

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