Because Marla is the first girl in her fourth-grade class to sexually mature,she is sometimes teased and rejected by her classmates.Marla's sense of social isolation and embarrassment results from the interaction of
A) X and Y chromosomes.
B) nature and nurture.
C) gender schemas and gender identity.
D) individualism and collectivism.

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Marla's social isolation and embarrassment is a result of the interaction between her biological development (nature) and the social environment in which she finds herself (nurture). Her classmates' teasing and rejection are a social reaction to her early development and are not determined solely by her genetic makeup.

Because Marla Is the First Girl in Her Fourth-Grade Class