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Everpine Posted 9 years ago
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Could you please explain what the words means in the sentence?

I already posted a question regarding below sentences and got an answer from you but the thirst still remains. Would you be kind enough to enlighten me what 'the extremity' specifically means?


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However, the characteristics that are claimed to distinguish the sexes are not uniform from one culture to another. Nor are the distinctions necessarily stable across historical epochs within a society. Furthermore, societies vary in the extremity of the distinctions they draw and the rigidity with which these distinctions are enforced.


Thank you in advance.

  

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everpine Furthermore, societies vary in the extremity of the distinctions they draw and the rigidity with which these distinctions are enforced. societies differ in how extreme the distinctions are which they draw (between the sexes) and the rigidity ... , extreme) judgments about what is appropriate for males or females whereas other societies make fewer or less strict judgments on this matter.

  • everpine Furthermore, societies vary in the extremity of the distinctions they draw and the rigidity with which these distinctions are enforced.
  • societies differ in how extreme the distinctions are which they draw (between the sexes) and the rigidity ...
  • , extreme) judgments about what is appropriate for males or females whereas other societies make fewer or less strict judgments on this matter.
  • CJ
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everpineFurthermore, societies vary in the extremity of the distinctions they draw and the rigidity with which these distinctions are enforced.

... societies differ in how extreme the distinctions are which they draw (between the sexes) and the rigidity ...

In other words, some societies draw distinctions in a way that makes a great many and strict (i

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