The anthropologist whose research showed that definitions of masculinity and femininity are not biological givens but are learned cultural constructs and therefore subject to change is ________.
A) Mary Whiton Calkins
B) Margaret Mead
C) Christine Ladd-Franklin
D) Margaret Floy Washburn

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Margaret Mead's research, particularly her book "Coming of Age in Samoa," challenged the idea that gender roles and behavior were innate and universal. She argued that cultural expectations and norms shaped ideas about femininity and masculinity.

The Anthropologist Whose Research Showed That Definitions of Masculinity and Femininity