Sexual Differences Were Strongly Emphasized in Nineteenth-Century America Because

question 76

Multiple Choice

Sexual differences were strongly emphasized in nineteenth-century America because  

• A) frontier life necessitated these distinctions.
• B) men were regarded as morally superior beings.
• C) it was the duty of men to teach the young how to be good, productive citizens.
• D) the market economy increasingly separated men and women into distinct economic roles.
• E) women believed this emphasis brought them greater respect.

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