Question

Divya wants to be a professional footballer, but she believes that men are usually stronger and physically adept at playing football. She believes that only men can excel at football and women should generally not pursue such sports. Divya’s beliefs are best explained by the
a. sexual selection approach.
b. genetic approach.
c. social role theory.
d. attribution theory.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is c. genetic approach.

Explanation:

In sociology, the genetic approach seeks to understand the differences between genders and races based on genetic attributes. Regarding gender, some studies show that the main differences (such as body muscular mass or proclivity to certain diseases) come both from sex hormones and genetic products of chromosomes X and Y.