Which statement accurately describes what sociologists mean by the statement that we “do gender”?

A) We perform according to the gender we are born with, due to unconscious drives.
B) Gender identity is only communicated through bodily movement.
C) Gender is entirely voluntary—something we choose to do without external pressures.
D) Gender is something that has to be learned and performed; it is not instinctive.


Answer: D

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