Exam 11: Sexualities and Gender Stratification

Which of the following statements is consistent with the essentialist position with regard to gender?

A person born with ambiguous genitals, because of a hormone imbalance in the womb or some other cause, is known as intersex.

Jane is a wife of a well-off farmer in seventeenth-century England. Elizabeth is a wife of a rich industrialist in nineteenth-century England. Which of them would Engels expect to experience higher levels of gender inequality?

Compare essentialism and social constructionism. Which position is supported by sociological research and how?

Taylor, a two-year-old, thinks of herself as a girl. Which of the following has she developed?

Summarize the most important difference between the ways women and men are portrayed in the mass media.

Describe the main strains in the feminist movement. What are their respective goals and have they been successful in achieving them?

Kazia has worked as a junior manager for 15 years. She has watched several men younger than her get promoted over the years, despite her superior performance evaluations. What is Kazia likely experiencing?

Discuss some of the ways in which children creatively interpret, negotiate, and resist conventional gender roles.

Charlie is not interested in sexual relations. He avoids both cruising bars with his friends and his mother's attempts to introduce him to a "nice girl." Which of the following best describes Charlie?

Some people dress in clothing generally deemed appropriate for people of the other sex. Which of the following terms refers to this behaviour?

You have been hired by a local school board as a consultant to help decrease the level of gender self-segregation in schools. What research findings can you use to formulate your recommendations?

In a class discussion, Mariam advocates censorship of all pornography. Which stream of feminism does Mariam likely support?

Jimmy is at the pub after a fight with his wife. He tells anyone who will listen that he thinks it is ridiculous that his wife would work outside the home. He believes it would be damaging for their children to see her working outside her proper role as a homemaker. Which of the following perspectives is Jimmy's reasoning consistent with?

Which of the following constitutes a person's sexuality?