Which of the following statements about Chinese footbinding is not true?

a. Footbinding ended as a cultural practice after the founding of the PRC (People’s Republic of China).
b. Among the elite Chinese during the Imperial Era footbinding signified a cultivated, refined lifestyle.
c. Footbinding was practiced during certain historical periods on both women and men, depending on the class.
d. ?The middle peasant groups copied the elite practice of footbinding in order to emulate this group.


ANSWER:
c

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