Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. In the United States, a current theme in views of femininity is that women should build female networks of support to achieve success.
2. Though many things have changed about gender over time, appearance is still a primary measure and marker of femininity.
3. According to some counselors, pressure to live up to ideals of masculinity has led to an epidemic of hidden male depression.
4. Men in the United States are seen as failing at masculinity if they try to transcend traditional notions of masculinity.
5. Female babies tend to identify with their mothers and male babies tend to identify with their fathers.


1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. F

Sociology

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