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Billie Jean likes football and fishing. However, she feels that her parents and friends would prefer her to play tennis and take dance classes. Which of the following self-evaluations reflects Billie Jean's gender identity?

a. gender contentedness
b. gender typicality
c. feels pressured to conform to gender roles
d. gender disconnectedness

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Answer:

(C). Feels pressure to conform to gender roles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Billie Jean's being a female is expected to participate in some certain sports, games and activities.

Gender influences the type of games an individual would likely choose to play.

Though billie likes football and fishing, she feels her parents would prefer if she played tennis and take dance classes.

Billie feels pressure to conform to gender roles, she is confused if she is to do what is expected of her as a female gender or to follow her own choices ignoring the assumptions of gender roles.

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