"People stereotype females as communal and males as agentic because they have observed females as caregivers and males as workers." This statement best reflects:

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This statement reflects social role theory, which proposes that gender differences in personality traits and behavior result from the division of labor between males and females in society. According to this theory, people observe the social roles that men and women occupy, and they come to associate certain attributes with those roles. In particular, because women are more likely to be caregivers and men are more likely to be workers, people come to see women as communal (focused on caring for others) and men as agentic (focused on achieving goals).

"People Stereotype Females as Communal and Males as Agentic Because