How Is Gender Essentialism Flawed

question 7

Multiple Choice

How is gender essentialism flawed?

• A) It does not account for inborn traits such as dominant or submissive personality types.
• B) It does not take race or class into account.
• C) It assumes that gender and sex are the same thing.
• D) It doesn't account for all bodies, and it is akin to stereotyping.

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