Research has found that in mixed groups, women
a. talk more.
b. interrupt more.
c. display more tentative and polite speech patterns.
d. show more visual dominance.
Question 2Research shows that there are many _____ for women, but few for men.
a. high-paying career opportunities
b. derogatory or disrespectful terms
c. social roles
d. positive social messages
Question 3Traditional stereotypes still underlie _____ even though more girls play them now than in the past.
a. video games
b. sports
c. board games
d. role-playing games
Question 4_____ are more likely to be involved in cross-gender or neutral toy behavior.
a. Homosexual children
b. Transgender children
c. Boys
d. Girls
Question 5A 1972 study of children's books found that
a. most characters were female.
b. most characters were animals.
c. females were virtually invisible.
d. adult women were portrayed by their professions.
Question 6In his 1993 study of gender play in multiracial school settings, Barrie Thorne found that
a. boys avoided girls' activities and controlled a small space.
b. boys controlled more space, more often violated girls' activities, and treated girls as contaminating.
c. girls controlled more space, more often violated boys' activities, and treated boys as contaminating.
d. boys and girls were equally likely to violate each other's activities, take active toys away from others, and control small spaces.