In 1970, feminist Kate Millet argued that sex was really about power and that, as long as men viewed women primarily as sexual creatures and women accepted this definition of themselves, men would dominate women. The work of Millet and other feminists led to defining which of the following as a new social problem?

A. sexism
B. androgyny
C. sexual preference
D. abstinence


Answer: A

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