Which of the Following Statements Is True About Using Gender

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about using gender as a social characteristic to classify and evaluate other people?

• A) A natural need to make distinctions between sexes necessitates that the bulk of differentiation must take place through female appearance.
• B) By far, the majority of gender construction in contemporary industrialized cultures takes place through men's appearance.
• C) The burden of gender construction is equally borne by both male and female bodies.
• D) Both femininity and masculinity are performances to some extent, but a feminine appearance is more of a put-on than a masculine appearance.

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