Margaret Mead's research on gender in three societies in New Guinea illustrates that ________
a. all societies define masculinity in much the same way.
b. all societies define femininity in much the same way.
c. patterns involving gender are rooted in biology.
d. traits that are defined as feminine in one society may be masculine in another.
Answer: d
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