Jake's parents tell him that he is a "big strong brave little man,"
while they tell his little sister that she is "sweet, kind, and polite." These favored patterns of behavior being taught by the parents are called
a. gender roles.
b. sexual scripts.
c. gender predispositions.
d. gender identities.
ANSWER: a
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