Assertion (A) : During adolescence, the pressure to conform to gender…
2024
Assertion (A) : During adolescence, the pressure to conform to gender expectations and follow conventions of femininity or masculinity increases.
Reason (R) : Gender and gender roles are determined biologically.
Choose the correct option.
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C.
(A) is true but (R) is false.
- D.
Both (A) and (R) are false.
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Correct answer: C
Concept: Developmental and educational psychology distinguish biological “sex” from “gender” and gender roles — the socially and culturally constructed expectations of masculinity and femininity. Adolescence is marked by gender-role intensification: as identity consolidates, peer, family and media pressure to conform to traditional gender norms increases.
Application: Assertion (A) says the pressure to conform to gender expectations of femininity or masculinity increases during adolescence — this matches the well-documented gender-role intensification pattern, so (A) is true. Reason (R) says gender and gender roles are determined biologically — this is false, since gender roles are learned through socialisation (family, culture, media, schooling) rather than being fixed by biology.
Cross-check: Since (R) is false, it cannot be a correct explanation of (A), which rules out both combinations that need (R) true; since (A) is true, the combination that needs both statements false is also ruled out. Exactly one consistent combination remains: (A) is true but (R) is false.