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Deaux's view of 'nurturing' women is that nurturance is what?

ALearned by whoever does housework
BInborn in every single woman
CCaused by a single hormone
DFound only in married mothers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Learned by whoever does housework
1. People think women are more nurturant, and Deaux found this belief universal. 2. But a nurturing personality is acquired by whoever happens to do the housework. 3. So it comes from the role, not from being female. _Source: Wikipedia, "Gender role" (rev 1375920798, CC BY-SA 4.0), section "Gender stereotypes"_
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