Author Question: What can we conclude about how parents treat their sons and daughters with respect to independence? ... (Read 83 times)

Haya94 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

What can we conclude about how parents treat their sons and daughters with respect to independence?

a. Parents seem to treat boys and girls exactly the same in the area of independence.
b. Because girls mature faster, parents allow their young daughters to be more independent than their sons.
c. In every situation that has been studied, parents are more likely to encourage independence in their sons than in their daughters.
d. In some situations, parents are more likely to encourage independence in their sons than in their daughters, but the results are not consistent.

Question 2

How do parents handle the issue of independence in their children?

a. They are somewhat more likely to supervise their daughters and leave their sons alone.
b. They are somewhat more likely to supervise their sons and leave their daughters alone.
c. They treat sons and daughters similarly as preschoolers, but supervise daughters more when children reach school age.
d. They treat sons and daughters identically with regard to independence.