Asked by Gafar Abiodun on Jul 19, 2024

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Tiffany is 3 years old.She knows that she is a girl,and she expects to be a girl tomorrow,but she does not understand that her gender is permanent.She believes that cutting her hair short could change her gender.Tiffany has ___________ but not ____________.

A) gender constancy / gender stability
B) gender stability / gender constancy
C) gender constancy / gender identity
D) gender identity / gender stability

Gender Constancy

The understanding that one’s gender identity is fixed and permanent, typically acquired by the age of 6 or 7.

Gender Stability

The understanding that over time, one’s gender category stays the same: Boys grow into men, girls grow into women.

Gender Identity

A person's inherent feeling of their gender identity, which might not align with the gender they were designated at birth.

  • Understand the principle of gender constancy and its developmental phases in children.
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Kayla WessonJul 25, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Tiffany understands her gender as being a girl, which reflects her gender identity. However, she does not understand that gender is a stable and permanent characteristic, which is the concept of gender constancy. Therefore, she has gender stability (knowing that she is a girl and expecting to be a girl tomorrow) but not gender constancy (not understanding that gender is a permanent characteristic).