If there are social roles that are instrumental in their function, and other social roles that are expressive in their function, what can we assume to happen if society also associates certain sex roles with these social roles?
A. A general gender equality will form as individuals sort themselves into social roles.
B. A gendered division of labor will form where social roles are filled by the most appropriate gender.
C. Gender inequality will form if and when society attaches different values to social roles.
D. Gender equality will form due to the manifest functions of social role and latent functions of sex roles.
Answer: C
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