Question

Ashanti is overwhelmed with her college workload and her responsibilities at her part-time job. In addition, her father recently had surgery and Ashanti is helping with his caretaking. Ashanti's economics professor tells her she looks tired and offers to help with her multiple challenges by reducing the class requirements for her as well as grading her work with a bit less scrutiny. The professor's offer is an example of
a.kindness
b.benevolent sexism
c.gender bias
d.hostile sexism

Answer 1

Answer: A. KINDNESS

Explanation:

All other options does not seem to be objectionable. Sexism is absolutely ruled out because is more of prejudice, sterotyping which isn't the case here. That leaves us with gender bias. Gender does not aid the professor more in determining who is tired or who is not, and there is not argument to show gender bias because the professor's gender was not even stated.