Author Question: To achieve the ideal waistline of 13-18 inches, women have worn corsets and even had their lower ... (Read 187 times)

mwit1967 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

To achieve the ideal waistline of 13-18 inches, women have worn corsets and even had their lower ribs removed. This situation suggests that

a. gender ideals do not exist in reality, but that does not stop people from trying to achieve them.
b. American women (more than other nationality) will do anything to achieve an ideal.
c. gender ideals are realistic standards that most women can easily meet.
d. gender ideals are biologically based realities.

Question 2

From a sociological point of view, sex is __________ and gender is __________.

a. a biologically based classification scheme; a socially constructed classification scheme.
b. a socially constructed phenomenon; a feminist creation
c. a category scheme; a continuum
d. socially constructed; a biological construction