The Experience of Dr

question 20

Multiple Choice

The experience of Dr. Barres, as discussed in the feature box, reveals:

• A)most intersexed people are plagued with depression over the course of their lives
• B)infibulation has critical health consequences
• C)many women experience discrimination, and they may not even be aware of it
• D)sex reassignment surgery leaves people feeling depressed because they feel they are neither male or female
• E)trends in labor market segmentation

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