The authors of this article claim that the engagement ritual is more dramaturgical than ideological. However, critics of this approach (those who think it is ideological) might argue which of the following?

a. The ritual merely serves the needs of a society that believes in patriarchal heterosexuality and transnational capitalism.
b. The ritual only serves to perpetuate sexist divisions in society and is a sign of the conservative nature of how we view marriage and the family today.
c. Given that only heterosexual couples were studied, there is an inherent homophobic bias in the study.
d. All of the above.


D

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