A child who can play "mommy" but who cannot play baseball is in what stage of George Herbert Mead's social development?
A) Game
B) Play
C) Role confusion
D) Generalized other

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According to Mead's stages of social development, "play" is the initial stage where children learn to take on the roles of others through symbolic play, such as pretending to be a mommy or a daddy. The next stage, "game," involves learning to take on multiple roles and understanding the rules and expectations of a larger social group, such as a team sport like baseball. Therefore, a child who can play "mommy" but cannot play baseball is still in the "play" stage.

A Child Who Can Play "Mommy" but Who Cannot Play