Recent Research on Gender Differences in Identity Development Reveals That

Recent research on gender differences in identity development reveals that girls

A) focus on intimacy development before they become concerned with establishing an identity.
B) show less sophisticated reasoning about identity issues related to intimacy than do boys.
C) are fairly similar to boys in that they typically make progress on identity concerns before experiencing genuine intimacy in relationships.
D) are more identity diffused than boys and, therefore, experience intimacy in relationships before boys.