Situation analysis: When Matt lost his job in the auto industry, he and his wife Stacy decided to relocate. In their new town, Stacy took a teaching position at a community college and Matt went back to school. Since Stacy's job was demanding, Matt became the primary caregiver for their three children. Matt and Stacy were already used to sharing household duties and childcare responsibilities, so they did not even consider what their new neighbors and friends might think about their new roles. When their youngest child had an event at school, often only Matt attended because Stacy had to teach. Stacy got home from work one afternoon when Matt had been at yet another school event earlier that day, and Matt seemed grumpy. "What's the matter?" Stacy asked. "How was the mother's day tea at school?" Matt responded abruptly that he had a headache. When Stacy pressed him, he mentioned that their neighbor, a state police captain, had asked Matt what he wore to the tea since his wife "wears the pants of the family." Stacy reminded Matt that the police captain's perceptions of masculinity were different from Stacy and Matt's, and that Matt did not need to be the primary breadwinner to be masculine. The two of them eventually laughed about it, and then they talked about who would be taking their kids to "donuts with dad" at the public library on Saturday. The police captain asked Matt what he wore to the tea since his wife "wears the pants of the family." Which of the following was the police captain engaging in?
a) Stereotyping
b) Empathy
c) Gender equality
d) Parenting support