Researchers Refer to Elementary School as "Gender School" Because

question 67

Multiple Choice

Researchers refer to elementary school as "gender school" because

• A) teachers treat boys and girls differently.
• B) children reinforce and punish each other for gender behaviors.
• C) parents expect schools to treat children in gender-stereotypical ways.
• D) children's gender concepts do not begin to form until elementary school.

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