Much of the World Is Changing Toward a Setting Where

question 19

Multiple Choice

Much of the world is changing toward a setting where physical strength matters less and alternative child-care arrangements are possible. The view that men's and women's behavioral tendencies are determined by social structure implies that

• A) their behavioral tendencies will change over thousands of years.
• B) their behavioral tendencies will change relatively quickly (over hundreds of years).
• C) their behavioral tendencies will probably never change.
• D) men will primarily adopt child-rearing duties and women will primarily adopt the duties of rulers and warriors.

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