Exam 3: Gender Roles: Foundation for Intimacy

The authors of your text prefer to use the term __________ role because they believe the evidence shows that male-female differences are due more to nurture than nature.

Sigmund Freud argued that there is a biological basis of roles and summed up this thesis with the words:

The text points out that we use the term __________ to refer to males and females as social creatures.

The traits of warmth,caring,sensitivity,and nurturing:

According to the text's discussion of gender and interaction quantity/quality:

It has been observed that women and minorities have a greater need to know what the more powerful people with whom they interact are really thinking and planning.This is a reflection of which theoretical perspective?

__________ refers to the conception of yourself as having some combination of masculine and feminine traits.

Among the Copper Inuit Eskimos:

Social scientists call those traits associated with the traditional female role:

The most skilled interpreters of nonverbal communication and behavior are:

Mary loves to cuddle babies.This exemplifies which aspect of the traditional female role?

Which of the following combinations of siblings make contact and exchange advice more than others?

The __________ is the totality of the beliefs and attitudes people have about themselves.

Sandra Bem coined the term __________ to describe those people who possess both masculine,or instrumental,and feminine,or expressive,traits.

Research on gender commonalities and differences suggests that:

Social scientists call those traits associated with the traditional male role:

In reference to gender differences,which of the following statements is true?

According to the text's discussion of traditional roles:

Sulking,leaving the scene,and other forms of withdrawal reflect the communication influence tactic known as:

The text points out that the way we behave is due more to social expectations involved in the roles we assume than to any genetic or biological imperatives.This observation reflects which theoretical perspective?