Functionalists View Gender Roles in Which of the Following Ways

question 27

Multiple Choice

Functionalists view gender roles in which of the following ways?

• A) Gender roles assist in keeping women oppressed within the family structure.
• B) Gender roles have a bias toward male power.
• C) Gender roles are necessary to keep the family in balance.
• D) All of these answers are correct.

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English Common Law

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