alleryJudith Butler says gender is something people do by what?
AInheriting it through the genes
BReceiving it from sex hormones
CRepeating acts that reinforce it
DLosing it as one grows older
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Repeating acts that reinforce it
1. Butler calls the repeated activities that reinforce gender reiteration.
2. So gender is something we do and it can be undone.
3. She rejects gender as a natural or inherited occurrence.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Gender role" (rev 1375920798, CC BY-SA 4.0), section "Judith Butler"_
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