Author Question: Some researchers claim that married people are healthier than their unmarried counterparts because ... (Read 74 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

Some researchers claim that married people are healthier than their unmarried counterparts because healthy people are attracted to others who are like themselves. This phenomenon is referred to as the ________effect.

A) protection
B) robust
C) emotional
D) selection

Question 2

Explain homosocial play and its significance with regards to gender.

What will be an ideal response?

Eunice618 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 18, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Children exhibit a preference for same-sex playmates, referred to as homosocial play, from about the age of 3, until about the age of early adolescence (age 11 or 12 ) (Boyd & Bee, 2009 ). As children interact with their same-sex peers, established gender roles continue to be
reinforced.