A math teacher writes story problems that have male characters that are always given an occupation like Bob the janitor or James the lawyer,but the female characters have no occupation.This is an example of the
A) way schools socialize children into gender roles.
B) way men are associated with blue collar work.
C) way boys are given credit for intellectual ability, whereas girls are given credit for hard work.
D) fact that more women than men are now graduating from college.

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This is an example of how schools socialize children into gender roles by perpetuating the stereotype that men have occupations while women do not, reinforcing the gender binary of male breadwinners and female homemakers.

A Math Teacher Writes Story Problems That Have Male Characters