Which of the Following Statements Regarding Gender Roles and Culture

question 828

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding gender roles and culture is FALSE?

• A) Adult personality and gender identity are closely tied to cultural definitions of "masculinity" and "femininity."
• B) Gender roles of the Tchambuli people of New Guinea are a nearly perfect reversal of North American stereotypes.
• C) In many cultures, women do the heavy work because men are considered too weak for it.
• D) In Russia, as in the Unites States, roughly 75 percent of all medical doctors are men.

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