Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church. Many people still look to passages from the Christian Bible, like this one, to justify gender roles. Conflict theorists might argue that this is a ________ of religion because it ________.A) dysfunction; is homophobicB) function; promotes equalityC) function; teaches us a basic sociological tenetD) dysfunction; promotes sexism

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Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church. Many people still look to passages from the Christian Bible, like this one, to justify gender roles. Conflict theorists might argue that this is a ________ of religion because it ________.A)  dysfunction; is homophobicB)  function; promotes equalityC)  function; teaches us a basic sociological tenetD)  dysfunction; promotes sexism

Dorothy Nduku · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  This passage justifies the idea of male dominance and female submission, which perpetuates sexist beliefs and attitudes. Therefore, it is a dysfunction of religion.

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