Dominick responds to his daughter's fistfight with,"Good girls don't fight!" When his son has a fistfight he asks,"Did you win?" Dominick's comments are most likely to encourage

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Dominick's comments reflect traditional gender stereotypes and reinforce gender typing, in which boys are encouraged to be aggressive and dominant, while girls are taught to be passive and submissive. By suggesting that fighting is unacceptable behavior for girls but laudable for boys, Dominick is contributing to gender differences in personality and behavior.

Dominick Responds to His Daughter's Fistfight With,"Good Girls Don't Fight!