Teri and Chris Have a 3-Year-Old Daughter Fran

Multiple Choice

Teri and Chris have a 3-year-old daughter Fran.Teri and Chris don't want their daughter to grow up with traditional views of gender and gender roles.Based on the gender-schema theory,which of the following would you tell to Teri and Chris?

A) Now that Fran knows she is a girl,there is nothing you can do to stop her from developing traditional views of gender and gender roles.
B) You should limit Fran's exposure to traditional gender roles - only allow her to see and engage in gender-neutral roles and activities.
C) Now that Fran knows she is a girl it is very hard to avoid gender-typical activities and roles.So,you should expose her to as many counterstereotypical examples as possible (e.g. ,women who fly planes) .
D) You should expose Fran to only countersterotypical activities and roles so that she learns that men should have expressive traits and women should have instrumental traits.