If an anthropologist today were to use Margaret Mead's early 20th century New Guinea research to predict the future of gender roles in the United States, what would the anthropologist predict?
A) over time, societies stabilize into traditional gender roles (men in the public sphere, women in the private sphere)
B) gender roles have a tendency toward conflict, so we can expect long-term political and social disagreement about gender, transgender, and sexuality norms and laws
C) because gender roles are not universal, what unfolds in the United States will depend on its particular context
D) the future will be more individualized, with individuals deciding for themselves their sex and gender labels and roles
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