A young mother is raising a 4-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl. She makes a point of dressing her children in distinctly masculine or feminine clothes and encourages her son to play with trucks and race cars and her daughter to play with dolls. Which of the following best describes what this mother is doing?

A) secondary socialization
B) gender stereotyping
C) gender role socialization
D) cultural cultivation

Gender Stereotyping

The oversimplified and generalized beliefs about the characteristics, attributes, and behaviors of males or females.

Gender Role Socialization

is the process through which individuals learn the gender norms and expectations culturally associated with their sex, influencing their behaviors, attitudes, and identity.

Masculine

A set of attributes, behaviors, and roles traditionally associated with boys and men, often in contrast to femininity.