Question

Elisa is a 12-year-old girl and has recently been feeling pressured to wear skirts and dresses like many of the girls at her school. She has also been feeling pressured to stop playing basketball so that she can pursue cheer leading like many of her friends. Elisa is likely experiencing ______.

Answer 1

Answer:

gender intensification

Explanation:

Gender intensification: The term gender intensification is given by Hill and Lynch in 1983.

According to Hill and Lynch, gender intensification is explained in terms of the gender differences that increase and appears in adolescence. It explains that girls and boys early in their adolescence experience an enormous amount of pressure or compulsion to conform to the gender roles which is culturally sanctioned.

In the question above, Elisa is likely experiencing gender intensification.