Which of the Following Areas of Evidence Supports a Strong

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following areas of evidence supports a strong social constructionist approach?

• A) The physical body develops independently of ideas about gender.
• B) Intersex people are real evidence of sexual dimorphism.
• C) Sex categories are consistent across time and place.
• D) Sex is categorized differently in various cultures.

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Definitions:

Parasitic Relationship

A biological interaction where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it harm and benefiting from the nutrients of the host.

Climax-Pattern Model

A concept in ecology that describes the final stable community in a successional series, which remains relatively unchanged until disrupted by a major environmental change.

Species Diversity

The variety and abundance of different species within a given ecological community or ecosystem.

Succession

The process by which the structure of a biological community evolves over time following a disturbance or initial colonization.