Difference feminists argue that realism involves assumptions of masculinity because of?

Correct answer: B. the concept of separate, autonomous actors.

  • A. the concept of balance of power, which relies on states balancing each other through roughly equivalent military might.
  • B. the concept of separate, autonomous actors.
  • C. the belief that state cannot assess their interests via a cost-benefit analysis.
  • D. the assumption that women are just as prone to violence as men.

Explanation

Difference feminists criticise realism's image of states as separate, autonomous and self-sufficient actors, qualities traditionally coded as masculine. The critique concerns the model of autonomous actors, not an assumption that women are equally violent.

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