OUTSIDE OTHER RESIST PROPOSE ORDER NEGOTIATE STATUS STAGE RULE SUBJECT POSSESSION
Boys tend to play ___ in large groups that ___ hierarchically structured. Their groups ___ a leader who tells ___ what to do and ___ to do it and ___ doing what other boys ___. It is by giving ___ that high status is ___. Another way boys achieve ___ is to take centre ___ by telling stories and ___ and by challenging the ___ and jokes of others. ___s' games have winners and ___ and elaborate systems of ___ that are frequently the ___ of arguments. Finally, boys ___ frequently heard to boast ___ their skills, likes and ___ and argue about who ___ best at what.
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Girls, on the other ___, play in small groups ___ pairs. The centre of ___ girl's social life is ___ best friend. Within the ___, intimacy is key: differentiation ___ measured by relative closeness. ___ their most frequent games, ___ as jump rope and ___, everyone gets a turn. ___ of their activities (such ___ playing with dolls) do ___ have winners or losers. ___ some girls are certainly ___ skilled than others, girls ___ expected not to boast ___ it, or show that ___ think they are better ___ the others. Girls don't ___ orders: they express their ___ as suggestions and suggestions ___ likely to be accepted.
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