Question

A woman holds the door open for a man who is hurrying into a building behind her, but he hesitates to go through it. The fact that men resist being on the receiving end of chivalry reveals that __________ is about power and inequality, not just being nice or gentlemanly.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is Benevolent sexism.

Explanation: Benevolent sexism is a concept of sociology and gender studies that states that there are certain types of behavior that may appear positive to the person eliciting them but maybe negative to the person receiving them or to the gender inequality state in general.

Behaviors such as a man helping a woman to pick certain objects from the floor not out of mere courtesy but because he thinks that women are generally weaker than men.

In this particular case, the man is resisting being on the receiving end of chivalry because he may feel that woman are the one's submissive enough to be on the receiving end of such chivalrous acts, turning the situation in a power-play which reveals inequality.

In conclusion, the correct answer is Benevolent sexism.