Angela Had Just Been Promoted to Department Chair at the College

Multiple Choice

Angela had just been promoted to department chair at the college where she teaches. Although she treats everyone the same, several of the male professors in the department are put off by Angela's requests. As a result, the female professors think of Angela as fair and equitable in her treatment, but the male professors resent her and openly challenge her position on several issues. The male professors probably treat Angela that way because

A) they are culturally insensitive to Angela's professional position.
B) they perceive Angela's professional position as masculine and socially threatening.
C) they are physiologically opposed to Angela's professional position.
D) they are prejudiced against Angela because of her ethnicity.