Which of the following is an essentialist argument about sex and gender that feminists challenge? Select all, but only those that apply.

a. A view of gender as continuum between the binaries of male and female.
b. Immutable biological differences between men and women.
c. A need for women and men to fill different social roles in order for social institutions to operate.
d. The necessity for men and women to define their selves in opposition to each other.


b. Immutable biological differences between men and women.
c. A need for women and men to fill different social roles in order for social institutions to operate.
d. The necessity for men and women to define their selves in opposition to each other.

Sociology

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Masculinity and femininity are seen as two opposite categories on a spectrum. What term describes this phenomenon?

A. gender binary B. cisgender C. transgender D. sexism

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A) has a positive illusion about his wife. B) has a belief in perceived superiority. C) is inattentive to alternatives. D) is experiencing the Michelangelo phenomenon.

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What will be an ideal response?

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