A sociologist who understands gender might reasonably respond to a society experiencing “gender panic” by doing what?
A) pointing out that deviation from the gender binary is rare enough not to be cause of concern
B) helping develop techniques for young people to perform their assigned gender role
C) explaining that traditional ideas about gender and sex are socially constructed and vary widely across history and culture
D) demonstrating how real men and women can be properly visually identified
Answer: A
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