It was proposed that young children initially segregate themselves into same-sex peer groups because
a. their play styles are different from one another, making it difficult for the two groups to play together.
b. the physical differences between boys and girls make it unlikely that they could find common interests.
c. biological predispositions lead children to interact with others who are most like them.
d. children are reinforced for playing with opposite-sex children by adults.
Question 2Which best illustrates the concept of gender segregation?
a. A girls only scout troop
b. The statement I am a boy and I will always be a boy
c. The belief that males are more aggressive
d. The initial realization of the existence of two sexes (males and females)
Question 3Which best illustrates gender segregation?
a. The fact that boys are better at spatial abilities than girls.
b. Seeing one group consisting of all girls playing at one end of a gym and an all-boy group playing at the other end.
c. The fact that girls are more emotional than boys.
d. Seeing a sign that says both boys and girls can try out for the dance team.
Question 4Spanky, Alfalfa, and the rest of the boys in the first-grade class have decided that from now on, boys will only play with boys and never with girls. This decision provides a nice example of the concept of
a. gender stereotyping.
b. gender typing.
c. gender segregation.
d. gender stability.
Question 5The establishment of a preference for same-sexed friendships is first apparent by around age
a. 12 months.
b. 30 months.
c. 48 months.
d. 60 months.
Question 6What effect does the establishment of a firm sense of gender identity tend to have on children?
a. They develop more rigid rules concerning appropriate boy and girl behavior.
b. They develop more flexible rules concerning appropriate boy and girl behavior.
c. They abandon all rules concerning appropriate boy and girl behavior.
d. They initially identify rules concerning appropriate boy and girl behavior.
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