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

Explanation:

Social factors involve cultural norms, gender roles, and societal expectations. Max's belief that females can't play football is likely shaped by such social - constructed ideas rather than genetic (inherited traits), biological (physical characteristics), or cognitive (internal mental processes not related to social context) factors.

Answer:

C. social factors