In contrast, boy's interactions are often ____ —one partner tries to emerge as the victor by threatening or contradicting the other, by exaggerating, and so on.

Boys' concerns about dominating others may stem from a concern with establishing one's rank among a group of males because those males at the upper ranks have better access to ____ and better access to resources needed for ____.

Girls' concerns about affiliation may be a by-product of the fact that women traditionally left their own communities (and relatives) to live in a ____.

young boys and girls ____ each other gender-appropriate play.

Another source of influence on gender role learning is television, which often portrays males and females in stereotyped ways.

children who watch a lot of TV end up with more ____ of males and females.

Thus, an important element in learning about gender is identifying with one gender and then actively seeking out activities that are seen as typical for that gender.

_____ By age two or three, children understand that they are either boys or girls and label themselves accordingly.

____ That is, they realize that gender is stable over time, but they do not yet believe that it is consistent across situation or context.

____ Between four and seven years of age, most children understand that maleness and femaleness do not change over situations or according to personal wishes.

When children understand labels, stability, and consistency, they have mastered _____

A) conflict
B) resources
C) different place
D) imitate