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 term best describes what this mother is doing?

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Gender role socialization is the process by which children learn the behaviors and attitudes that are considered appropriate for their sex. This mother is engaging in gender role socialization by encouraging her son to play with trucks and army figures, and her daughter to play with dolls.

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