Candace West and Don Zimmerman argue that one of the main problems in how men and women enact gender is that it
A. assigns men more privileged social positions in society.
B. highlights the natural differences between men and women.
C. erases the biological differences between men and women.
D. creates the idea that social differences between men and women are natural.
Answer: D
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