Jamal is always being told that a "real man" does not cry. When he does express his emotions, his friends call him derogatory names. They also tell him to "man-up." The language that Jamal's friends use is an example of ______.
A) homosocial reproduction
B) gender policing
C) body-shaming
D) gender binary

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Jamal's friends are engaging in gender policing, which is the reinforcement of traditional gender roles and expectations through derogatory language and criticism of behaviors that do not align with those roles and expectations. This includes discouraging emotional expression as a sign of weakness, and promoting the idea that a "real man" must always be strong and unemotional.

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