An example of the imposition of dominant culture that is disproportionately used to control women is:

A. The turning of affirmative action on its head to support suits of reverse discrimination
B. Psychological diagnosis, labeling using the DSM-IV-TR, and psychiatric hospitalization
C. The failure to pass the equal rights amendment and its subsequent subordination of women and most of the rest of their political rights
D. None of the above


ANS: B

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