In some times in some societies, girls were (and sometimes still are) given clitoridectomies (genital mutilations) in order to prevent their "insatiable and shameful" sexual drives. This suggests that current American views (and studies) showing men with greater sex drives are likely the result of
A) androgyny.
B) repressed penis envy.
C) culture-specific gender stereotypes.
D) Madonna repression syndrome.
Answer: C) culture-specific gender stereotypes.
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