Spanky, Alfalfa, and the Rest of the Boys in the First-Grade

question 86

Multiple Choice

Spanky, Alfalfa, and the rest of the boys in the first-grade class have decided that from now on, boys will only play with boys and never with girls. This decision provides a nice example of the concept of

• A) gender stereotyping.
• B) gender typing.
• C) gender segregation.
• D) gender stability.

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