Problem: At a YMCA summer camp, one of the camp counselors notices that during breaks, the girls tend to congregate and talk with each other while the boys instantly head to the soccer field and kick the ball around. Thinking about the readings you've done this semester, how would a sociologist explain this pattern? Boys are naturally more athletic and active than girls. Girls are naturally chattier than boys. The kids are just going through a phase and will start acting more like each other when they're teenagers. The girls and boys have already learned to think, feel, and behave differently from each other.