The Anthropologist Whose Research Showed That Definitions of Masculinity and Femininity

question 140

Multiple Choice

The anthropologist whose research showed that definitions of masculinity and femininity are not biological given, but are learned cultural constructs and therefore subject to change is ________.

• A) Mary Whiton Calkins
• B) Margaret Mead
• C) Christine Ladd-Franklin
• D) Margaret Floy Washburn

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