Which statement accurately describes why sociologists have begun favoring the phrase gender relations?
A) The previously favored term, gender roles, does not capture the complexity of gender nor suggest the ways in which masculinity is privileged in most societies.
B) Sociologists are more interested now in the ways men and women relate than in the roles they perform.
C) Research has begun to suggest that relationships are the main feature that shapes our gender identities.
D) The gender roles concept was too heavily preoccupied with the roles of men and women in film and media.
Answer: A
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a. Deviance
b. Antisocial behavior
c. Crime
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