Research indicates that sex role development usually proceeds normally in single parent families as well as in the more traditional dual parent families.These findings are not consistent with predictions from what type of theory about how sex differences develop?

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Psychoanalytic theories, such as Freudian theory, propose that children's sex role development is strongly influenced by their relationship with both parents, with the father playing a crucial role in the development of gender identity. Therefore, psychoanalytic theories would predict that children in single parent families would have an incomplete or disrupted sex role development. However, research findings suggest that this is not the case.

Research Indicates That Sex Role Development Usually Proceeds Normally in Single