Which Statement About Gender and Play Is Accurate

question 181

Multiple Choice

Which statement about gender and play is accurate?

• A) The play patterns of girls and boys are very similar.
• B) Compared to that of girls, boys' play is more physical and rambunctious.
• C) Girls' play is more competitive than that of boys.
• D) Boys play in smaller groups than do girls.

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Definitions:

Equality of the Sexes

The belief in and advocacy for equal rights and opportunities for men and women, rejecting discrimination based on sex.

Superiority

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Democratic-Republic Society

An organization or society that advocates for principles of democracy and republicanism, emphasizing the importance of popular sovereignty and the rule of law.

Hartford Convention

Meeting of New England Federalists on December 15, 1814, to protest theWar of 1812; proposed seven constitutional amendments (limiting embargoes and changingrequirements for officeholding, declaration of war, and admission of new states), but the war endedbefore Congress could respond.