Exam 3: Gendered Identities and Families

In biology-based arguments of gender, a predisposition .

The text observes that there are three major culturally defined obligations in masculinity. Which of the following is NOT one of those obligations?

A feminine expectation that has emerged over the past thirty years is that of the " woman," who is independent, ambitious, and self-confident.

The text points out that school-age boys have a greater incidence of all but which of the following problems?

Gender refers only to male or female anatomy and physiology.

One way gender identities are changing involves the increasing convergence of men's and women's social roles.

According to the text, a woman lives with a(n) or a divided awareness that caregiving is most important to her, but it is not highly valued in society.

Have transgendered individuals been politically visible in your campus or community? What are your own thoughts as to whether gender is a dichotomy or a continuum along which individuals may vary?

Males in foraging societies are more dominant than males in agricultural or industrial societies.

Confidence, assertiveness, and ambition can be classified as character traits.

Dorothy perceives herself as being ultra-feminine, based on society's definitions of appropriate gender roles. Dorothy's perceptions are linked to her

Michael is a stay-at-home father and feels pressure from society to watch football on TV, enjoy action movies, play basketball on the weekends, and bring home a bigger paycheck than his corporate executive wife. What is this societal pressure called?

Differences among women or among men (within-group variation) are usually greater than the differences between men and women (between-group variation).

Gender socialization does not begin until late toddlerhood.

The within-group variations among men or women are usually the between-group variations of men and women.

Transgender and individuals challenge the existing classifications of gender.

Since the 9/11 attacks, the so-called "can-do" man tackles traumatic events head-on

Women now surpass men in the proportion of the total population that are college graduates.

Some psychologists think that what comes first is not rules about what boys and girls should do, but rather the child's awareness of being a boy or a girl. This thinking reflects which theory of socialization?

Persons who change gender identity are referred to as