Author Question: Suppose that you cannot figure out whether a baby you see in the grocery store is female or male. ... (Read 61 times)

clmills979 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Suppose that you cannot figure out whether a baby you see in the grocery store is female or male. Then the father calls her Emily.. Suddenly, it's obvious that the baby is a girl, because she looks gentle and feminine. The explanation that best accounts for your reaction is called

a. social constructionism.
b. modeling.
c. essentialism.
d. androgyny.

Question 2

Imagine that a friend of yours has just had a baby girl. Based on the material in Chapter 3, the greeting cards she receives following the birth announcement will be likely to emphasize

a. how healthy the baby is.
b. physical action of a feminine sort (e.g., dancing, helping).
c. how proud the parents must be about their newborn.
d. the infant's sweetness.