The text points out that a macrolevel analysis of gender examines structural features, external to the individual, that perpetuate gender inequality. These structures have been referred to as __________, meaning that gender is one of the major ways by which social life is organized in all sectors of society

a. gendered institutions
b. gendered structures
c. gendered correlates
d. gendered determinants


a

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a. outcast groups b. criminals c. the dregs of society d. stigmatized groups

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A. a group of people who share a set of characteristics, usually physical, deemed by society to be socially significant B. a group of people who identify with each other based on similar ancestry, language, culture, and religion C. a group of people bonded by similar interests and strong emotional ties D. a group of people who share a similar genetic makeup and, therefore, similar physical characteristics

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