The domestic-public dichotomy is
A. not present in the industrial states of the Western world.
B. not significant in urban industrial societies.
C. significant because public activities often have greater prestige than domestic ones do.
D. reinforced in American society by women working both inside and outside the home.
E. more pronounced in foraging societies where gathering is the main subsistence activity.
Answer: C
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