Cross-Gender Interactions in Middle-School Children

Cross-gender interactions in middle-school children

A) are often not voluntary and are often tinged with hostility.
B) usually occur in the context of neighborhood play activities, which the children seek and enjoy.
C) are encouraged by both parents and teachers as a way to ease children's discomfort with the other gender.
D) are similar to adolescents' dating patterns, with couples engaged in romantic and sexual activities.