Most Sociologists Argue That Gender Is a Social Construction, and They

question 111

Multiple Choice

Most sociologists argue that gender is a social construction, and they acknowledge the possibility that binary male-female categories are not the only way of classifying individuals. This perspective is called

• A) a constructionist perspective.
• B) an essentialist perspective.
• C) a macro perspective.
• D) biological determinism.

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