With the term sex, anthropologists are referring to biological differences. In contrast, they define gender as

A. the cultural construction of whether one is female, male, or something else.
B. a political system ruled by men that defines the identity of women.
C. the tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex.
D. the marked differences in male and female biology, which vary across cultures.
E. one's biological identity.


Answer: A

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