Which phrase defines the term “gender roles” best?
a.)portrayals of men and women as shown in both film and fiction
b.)the expected roles for males and females in a culture or society
c.)archetypes that apply to how men behave and are portrayed in literature
d.)stock characters and stereotypes in film and literature

The term can be understood by dividing the term into two. Gender which means tells whether a person is a male or female. Roles means the part or responsibilities that align with you. Put them together, we understand the term as the obligations of man and women in a society. General definitions that verify this is the answer in B. Answer to this problem is B.

The answer is the letter c