The early anthropologist who wrote the book Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies and was the first to distinguish between biological sex and gender roles was

A) Ruth Benedict
B) Franz Boas
C) Margaret Mead
D) Judith Butler


Ans: C) Margaret Mead

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