Critics of the Functionalist View of Gender Argue That

question 6

Multiple Choice

Critics of the functionalist view of gender argue that:

• A) instrumental roles are not necessary in a family.
• B) expressive roles are far more important to a group than was previously thought.
• C) cross-cultural studies show that gender stratification is not inevitable.
• D) gender roles in modern industrial society are equal.
• E) gender roles are always equal in preliterate societies.

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