Your 6-Year-Old Niece Does Not Like to Play with Boys

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Essay

Your 6-year-old niece does not like to play with boys. Your brother thinks that this is okay but his wife thinks that your niece should play with both boys and girls. What can you tell your sister-in-law about gender differences in styles of interaction and how that is related to the selection of same-sex playmates?

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Definitions:

Analyses

The process of examining data or information in detail in order to understand it better or to draw conclusions from it.

Symptoms

Signs or indicators, especially of a disease or a problem, that are evident to the patient or observer.

Reciprocal Interactions

Exchanges or relationships where actions or influences are mutual, allowing for the interactive impact between parties or elements.

Symbolic Interactions

Interactions that are based on shared meanings, symbols, and language, central to how people understand and make sense of the world and others around them.