The word "accepted" in the last sentence of the first paragraph roughly means ______.

A
A[试题分析l词义推断题。[详细解答] 该词词义可根据上下文推断出来，因为该词所接宾语为differences between the sexes，而前文指出的男女的差别along with aggression，显然可以判断，本题正确答案为A。