Question

read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.
max plays football. one day, maxine asks to play football. max tells her that she cant play because she is a girl. maxine instead watches max and his friends play football.
maxs attitude toward females playing football is most likely to have been influenced by which of the following factors?
a genetic factors
b biological factors
c social factors
d cognitive factors
please select the best answer from the choices provided
○ a
○ b

Explanation:

Max's attitude is based on gender - related social norms (girls can't play football). Social factors involve the influence of society's expectations, norms, and values. Genetic and biological factors relate to inherited traits and physical characteristics. Cognitive factors are about mental processes like thinking and reasoning. Here, the gender - based exclusion is a social construct.

Answer:

C. social factors