On the Playground,the Play Settings in Which Boys Teach One

question 62

Multiple Choice

On the playground,the play settings in which boys teach one another the required masculine behaviour and girls teach one another feminine behaviour is referred to as

• A)"gender school."
• B)"gender pressure."
• C)"peer negotiations."
• D)"friend gendering"

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety or to face reality.

Rationalization

The process of explaining one's behavior or decisions with plausible reasons, often to hide true motives.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable impulses with their opposites.

Forbidden Impulse

A desire or thought that is repressed or deemed unacceptable by societal standards or personal conscience, often explored in psychoanalytic theories.