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Claire's Parents Always Considered Their Daughter to Be Advanced

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Claire's parents always considered their daughter to be advanced.She walked at nine months,talked in full sentences by age two,and could write her name clearly at age three.A preschool teacher requested that they have Claire take an intelligence test.She was subsequently labelled as gifted.However,when she entered kindergarten early,she encountered several problems,both socially and academically.How would labelling theory explain this situation?


A) The label gifted is a social construction and therefore holds little meaning for individuals.
B) Claire experienced discrimination from the teacher and the other students because she was labelled as gifted.
C) Claire's parents put too much pressure on her to succeed.
D) The label gifted was less important than Claire's behavioural problems.

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