According to the Text,there Is a Price of Conformity to Gender

question 45

Multiple Choice

According to the text,there is a price of conformity to gender norms.Which of these is not a negative consequence for men the results from conformity to gender roles?

• A)Gender norms discourage intimacy with other men,affecting friendships.
• B)Conformity to gender norms increases risk-taking behavior that may result in death or injury.
• C)Gender norms that demand thinness have resulted in men being as diagnosed with eating orders as often as women.
• D)Traditional norms of aggressiveness can lead some men to act violently against women.

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