Social constructs often result in double standards between the ways humans behave and the ways in which they are expected to behave. Which of the following is a social construct that results in double standards?

a. the patriarchy
b. notherhood/womanhood
c. family values
d. wage earning


b. notherhood/womanhood

Sociology

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