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Jevon and his sister Lea are opening their presents on Christmas morning. Lea opens up a beautiful doll with a dress and lovely blond hair. Jevon says, "ew, that is a girl's toy." Jevon clearly has some established gender __________ for playtime behavior.

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Answer:

roles

Step-by-step explanation:

Gender roles are socially constructed set of ideas that determine how males and females should think, speak, dress, behave, interact and present themselves. Learning fostered through socialization agent that includes parents, teachers, friends, etc plays a significant role in shaping gender roles. As per the question, Jevon's reaction reflects that he is conditioned with gender roles in which toys are associated with sexes.

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