Sociologists Using the Theory of the Social Construction of Gender

question 53

Multiple Choice

Sociologists using the theory of the social construction of gender would argue that:

• A) we make up gender roles as we go
• B) gender and sex are make-believe
• C) gender and sex are not biologically but socially constructed
• D) both sex and gender are biological
• E) gender is not an important concept to study

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An estimate of a population parameter given as a range (interval) of values, defined by upper and lower bounds.

Sample Size

The number of observations or datapoints collected in a sample, which is a subset of the population being studied.

Population Mean

The average or central value of all the numbers in a population.

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A statistic that quantifies the dispersion or variability of a distribution, calculated as the square root of the variance.