20. During play time at school, Rishab, a 7-year-old boy picked a doll to play with. Some of his peers made fun of him for his choice of toy. As a teacher who wants his students to grow up with gender role flexibility, which of the following would be the best response to the situation by the teacher ?
(1) Talk to Rishabh that dolls are suitable for girls and boys should not play with dolls.
(2) Tell Rishabh that he should play with something else because his friends won’t approve of him playing with doll.
(3) Let Rishabh play with doll and tell other children that they can also choose any toy of their choice.
(4) Quitely take away the doll and give a car toy to Rishabh without saying anything.
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कारण: To foster gender role flexibility, a teacher should challenge gender stereotypes.
Options (1) and (2) reinforce gender stereotypes.
Option (4) avoids the issue and deprives Rishabh of his choice.
Option (3) is the most appropriate as it allows Rishabh to play with his chosen toy and sends a message to other children that toy or activity choices should not be based on gender, thus promoting flexibility in gender roles.
