Author Question: Social interactions between 11- and 12-year-old boys and girls may be awkward because a. girls ... (Read 135 times)

captainjonesify · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Social interactions between 11- and 12-year-old boys and girls may be awkward because

a. girls tend to do much better than boys in school at this age, and this becomes a source of endless teasing and torment.
b. girls form cliques and boys form crowds, and thus they really have nothing to talk about
c. they are not yet at the age where they have anything in common, and thus there is no real value in these social interactions.
d. the girls may be taller and look more mature than the boys, since their pubertal growth spurt begins earlier.

Question 2

Paula has always wanted to be a doctor. It's the occupation that was chosen by both her mother and her grandmother. She's never considered being anything else. According to Marcia, which identity status does Paula represent?

a. Moratorium
b. Foreclosure
c. Diffusion
d. Achievement