You Observe Children on a School Playground and Find Some

question 135

Multiple Choice

You observe children on a school playground and find some girls playing sports with boys but almost no boys playing jump rope with girls. Why?

• A) Boys are more likely to get hurt playing jump rope.
• B) Children are mocked for crossing gender lines, and boys are mocked more than girls.
• C) Teachers enforce gender norms and officially discourage boys from playing with girls.
• D) Boys are more naturally suited for the physical competition of sports, while girls excel at the sort of cooperation that goes into activities like jump rope.
• E) Parents have made sure to instruct their children to avoid any cross-gender playground activities, because they fear that it will lead to their children being labeled abnormal.

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