The Understanding That Gender Is a Component of the Self

question 27

Multiple Choice

The understanding that gender is a component of the self that is not altered by external appearances is known as

• A) sex role constancy.
• B) gender constancy.
• C) gender schema.
• D) sex role schema.

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