Middle-class men in the urban setting
A. encouraged their sons to join educational and cultural clubs.
B. were encouraged that their children could be more nurtured by their mothers in the city.
C. joined boxing and hunting clubs in order to affirm their masculinity.
D. felt empowered in their new situation.
Answer: C
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