Mr. eskenazi frowns when his son cries but hugs his daughter when she cries. mr. eskenazi's contribution to the gender typing of his children would most likely be highlighted by

I believe the answer is: social learning theorists.

social learning theorists believes that social behavior that people have is learned trhough the process of observation and imitation.

Since the son observed that crying cause a negative reaction from his father since early age, the son would most likely to develop a behavior that restrains himself from expressing his feeling in the future.