Exam 11: Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Which of the following refers to a set of interrelated ideas about the appropriate masculine and feminine roles and behaviours?

Which of the following refers to people who are romantically and erotically attracted to members of both sexes?

According to the textbook, what do all forms of sexual assault involve?

Some research suggests that some violent crimes against homosexuals could result from repressed homosexual urges on the part of the aggressors. While this psychological explanation may account for some of this violence, why is it not an adequate explanation?

Which of the following terms refers to the approximately 1 in 30 000 people in North America who identify with a sex they were not born into and desire to live as another sex?

Long-distance warfare and conquest is one of the historical conditions responsible for gender inequality.

According to some recent studies, some women will engage in same-sex activities just to turn on watching men.

What is the sociological explanation for sexual assault? What can be done to eliminate it?

What influence do adults have on gender boundary crossing among children?

The position that views gender as created by social structure and culture is known as social constructionism.

Omar's mother assumes that he will find a nice girl to settle down with and have lots of children in the future. According to the textbook, what social assumption does this statement best reflect?

Which Canadian province has proven that availability of daycare increases labour force participation of women?

How significant is heteronormativity in contemporary Canadian society? Illustrate your answer with examples.

"Girl power" and radical feminism are incompatible.

The 1960s feminists believed that a woman who chose to be a homemaker betrayed the interests of all women. Which of the following strands in the women's movements is most likely to be critical of this belief?

During a class discussion, Rivka argues that gender is the most important organizing principle of social relations. Which of the following theories does her argument follow?

What would Foucault say about the view that homosexual men are effeminate?

Sociologists are increasingly interested in the "sociology of the body." From the standpoint of gender, is this interest justified? Why or why not?

Compare the terms transgender and transsexual.

Which of the following refers to the form of segregation that prevents women from reaching the top of the corporate ladder?