Research by anthropologists Margaret Mead and Peggy Reeves Sanday has shown that. a. biology is the most important factor in determining the social roles of males and females. b. cultural conditioning is the most important factor in determining the social roles of males and females. c. biology and cultural conditioning have an equal impact in determining the social roles of males and females.
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