A Young Mother Is Raising a Two-Year-Old Boy and a Three-Year-Old

question 92

Multiple Choice

A young mother is raising a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl.She is careful to dress her children in distinctly masculine or feminine clothes and encourages her son to play with trucks and army figures,and her daughter to play with dolls.Which term best describes what this mother is doing?

• A) sex stereotyping
• B) gender stereotyping
• C) primary socialization
• D) gender role socialization

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Definitions:

ACT

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; a type of psychotherapy that encourages individuals to embrace their thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or feeling guilty for them.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the strength of a phenomenon or the magnitude of the difference between groups in a statistical research study, indicating the practical significance of the results.

Experiential Avoidance

A psychological phenomenon where individuals attempt to avoid thoughts, feelings, memories, and physical sensations that are internally distressing.

ACT

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a type of psychotherapy that encourages individuals to accept their thoughts and feelings rather than fight or feel guilty for them.