Sociologist C. J. Pascoe (2011) found in her ethnography of teenage boys that they reinforced norms of masculinity and heterosexuality by ______.

A. challenging each other in fights and physical altercations
B. disciplining behavior deemed inappropriate, feminine, or otherwise “unmanly” by using homophobic slurs
C. daring one other to engage in dangerous physical stunts
D. discussing sexual exploits involving teenage girls who attended their school


Ans: B

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