A young mother is raising a two-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl. She is careful to dress her children in distinctly masculine or feminine clothes and encourages her son to play with trucks and army figures, and her daughter to play with dolls. Which of the following best describes what this mother is doing?

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The mother is engaging in gender role socialization by encouraging her children to adopt behaviors and activities traditionally associated with their gender.

A Young Mother Is Raising a Two-Year-Old Boy and a Three-Year-Old