According to Talcott Parsons, masculinity involves a focus on rationality, competition, and goals, which he described as
A)emotional.
B)instrumental.
C)sensitive.
D)sympathetic.

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According to Talcott Parsons, masculinity involves instrumental characteristics, which are focused on rationality, competition, and goal-orientation. Emotional or sensitive characteristics are traditionally associated with femininity, according to Parsons. Sympathetic characteristics are not explicitly linked to either masculinity or femininity in Parsons' theory.

According to Talcott Parsons, Masculinity Involves a Focus on Rationality