In Searching for an Explanation for What Appeared to Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

In searching for an explanation for what appeared to be women's universally low status, what did anthropologist Sherri Ortner argue about women's biological functions?

• A) that women are biologically inferior to men
• B) that biological functions are the result of cultural practices
• C) that men do not understand women's biological functions
• D) that women and nature are strongly conflated

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