According to a Research Study Described in Your Textbook, Parents

question 139

Multiple Choice

According to a research study described in your textbook, parents are more likely to encourage

• A) ​daughters when they're mildly aggressive.
• B) ​daughters when they're playing with dolls.
• C) ​sons when they're playing dress up.
• D) ​sons when they're helping an adult.

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Definitions:

Sadness and Depression

Emotional states where sadness is a temporary feeling of unhappiness, while depression is a more serious, prolonged mental health disorder affecting mood and well-being.

Stepchildren

Children of a person's spouse from a previous relationship; not biologically related but part of the family through marriage.

Stepmothers

Women who are married to one's parent after a divorce or death of the previous spouse, and who may have stepchildren from the marriage.

Stepfathers

Men who are married to someone with children from a previous relationship, assuming the role of a father figure to those children.