What Should We NOT Conclude from Barrie Thorne's Research on a Fourth

question 35

Multiple Choice

What should we NOT conclude from Barrie Thorne's research on a fourth and fifth grade American classroom?

• A)children are actively engaged in the process of constructing gender roles
• B)children are merely passive recipients of adult demands
• C)school children do segregate themselves by gender
• D)boundaries between boys and girls are sometimes fluid and sometimes rigid
• E)all of these choices

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