The research on children's ideas about occupations shows that
a. occupational stereotypes are mostly confined to middle-class White children.
b. most children under the age of 5 do not have clear-cut ideas about occupational stereotypes.
c. girls frequently say that they would be angry with a typically masculine occupation, but boys frequently say that they would be extremely angry with a typically feminine occupation.
d. although children are stereotyped about the occupations of other people, they do not tend to prefer gender-stereotyped occupations for themselves.
Question 2
Suppose you are teaching 4-year-olds in a preschool program. The children in your class are likely to believe, with respect to occupations, that
a. women can become anything they want to be, though men have more restricted occupational choices.
b. women have more prestigious jobs than men.
c. teachers tend to be women, and construction workers tend to be men.
d. there is no relationship between occupation and gender.
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