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Coya19@aol.com · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Contemporary anthropological approaches to gender emphasize:

a. Questions about why there are so few women in anthropology.
b. Explanations for universal male dominance.
c. The central role of gender relations as a basic building block of culture.
d. The ways in which men in many cultures feel threatened by female empowerment.
e. Ways to increase women's power in contemporary society.

Question 2

Which of the following is the most accurate description of Margaret Mead's impact on the gender issues in cultural anthropology?

a. She had little impact; her books weren't highly regarded.
b. Her work showed that gender was primarily a biological phenomenon.
c. Her work questioned the biologically determined nature of gender.
d. The fact that most of her work was about women showed that they were an important part of culture.
e. Though ignored in the U.S., Mead's work was hailed in Europe. Thus, gender studies were far more advanced in Europe than in the U.S.