Recent cross-cultural studies of gender roles demonstrated that
A. foraging, horticultural, pastoral, and industrial societies all have similar attitudes regarding gender roles.
B. the relative status of women is variable, depending on factors such as subsistence strategy, the importance of warfare, and the prevalence of a domestic-public dichotomy.
C. the gender roles of men and women are largely determined by their biological capabilities.
D. women are subservient to men in nearly all societies because their subsistence activities contribute much less to the total diet than do those of men.
E. changes in the gender roles of men and women are usually associated with social decay and anarchy.
Answer: B
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