Author Question: Power has nothing to do with the construction of reality at either the macro- or microlevel ... (Read 38 times)

kshipps · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Power has nothing to do with the construction of reality at either the macro- or microlevel

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

Briefly identify two examples from the text of how adults treat infants differently depending on cultural expectations for the child's gender.

What will be an ideal response?

mmpiza · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

F

Answer to Question 2

1. girls held closer, spoken to in softer voice, called pretty; boys held at arms length, spoken to louder, called strong. 2. Adults told that an infant dressed in blue or pink was a boy or girl gave stereotyped toys (hammer, doll) to the child. 3. Adults shown videotape of infant's reaction to various toys interpreted reactions as anger if they had been told it was a boy, and reactions as fear if they had been told it was a girl.