Alex is always being pressured to play hockey by his father, brothers, and most of his male friends, but he doesn't like the violence and secretly wants to become a chef. It bothers him that the family TV is always tuned to hockey, and that his brothers tease him all the time to "man up." Lately, he has been secretly watching cooking programs on his laptop. Alex is experiencing

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Alex is experiencing gender role strain because he feels pressure to conform to traditional male roles and interests (like playing hockey) that conflict with his own interests (like cooking), which do not align with those traditional expectations.

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