Author Question: All of the following are arguments commonly used to explain the existence of a gender hierarchy ... (Read 69 times)

Brittanyd9008 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

All of the following are arguments commonly used to explain the existence of a gender hierarchy except:

a. Women's lowered status is due to the private/public dichotomy.
b. Women's status is higher in societies where they do not have any domestic duties and work, instead, outside of the home.
c. Women and men have differential status based on their distribution and exchange of resources.
d. The expansion of capitalism and colonialism has had enormous impact on non-Western gender hierarchies.
e. Male dominance correlates with the existence of ecological stress and warfare.

Question 2

According to David Gilmore, similar ideas of manhood are almost a universal aspect of male behavior because:

a. Those who possess it are likely to be more successful in the search for mates.
b. Those who possess it are likely to be more economically successful.
c. It helps to assure that men fill their roles as procreators, protectors, and providers.
d. The need to establish hierarchy is a fundamental aspect of all human societies.
e. Women universally harass men who do not demonstrate machismo.