The acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role is called

A) sexual orientation.
B) sexual differentiation.
C) gender typing.
D) gender identification.

The acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role is called gender typing. Gender typing involves the process of learning and internalizing the gender norms and expectations associated with one's gender identity. It includes the adoption of gender-specific attitudes, behaviors, and interests, as well as the development of gender-typical traits and characteristics. Sexual orientation refers to a person's enduring pattern of romantic and/or sexual attraction to individuals of the same or different sex. Sexual differentiation refers to the biological development of sex-specific traits and characteristics during fetal and postnatal development. Gender identification refers to one's sense of self as either male or female.