Mr. and Mrs. Hill have two children, Jack and Jill. They make no bones about telling Jack that he should be an engineer, since men are good at math, and that Jill should be a nurse, since women are good at taking care of other people. Given the fact that male-female differences in math and nurturing are questionable, the Hill's message best reflects a(n)

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The Hill's message is a classic example of gender-role stereotype, where they are projecting societal expectations about gender onto their children's career paths, even though male-female differences in math and nurturing abilities are questionable.

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