Gender Intensification Appears to Be Driven by

question 56

Multiple Choice

Gender intensification appears to be driven by

• A) the desire to have sex with one's parent.
• B) prenatal hormones and social experiences in infancy.
• C) the need to experiment with one's gender role.
• D) hormonal changes at puberty and peer pressure to conform to gender roles.

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Definitions:

Productive Efficiency

A situation where an economy or a production entity cannot produce more of one good without sacrificing production of another good and by using the least costly production techniques.

Long-Run Adjustments

The process by which firms adjust their production levels, input mixes, and operations to reflect changes in the market or economic conditions over a longer period.

Allocative Efficiency

A state of the economy in which production represents consumer preferences; in other words, every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a utility level equal to the cost of producing it.

Marginal Benefit

The incremental enjoyment or advantage received from the consumption or creation of one more unit of a good or service.