Exam 13: Sex and Gender

How do gender concepts vary cross-culturally? Describe at least two examples of cases in which a culture recognizes a third gender beyond the male/female dichotomy recognized in the United States. What is the accepted role of these individuals in their societies?

Societies that frown on sexual expression by young children __________.

What type of subtle socialization might account for the observation that girls often show more responsible and nurturant behavior than boys?

Which statement best explains why men generally have higher status than women in most societies?

How does the United States compare cross-culturally with regard to restrictions of intercourse within marriage?

Of the following theories anthropologists have proposed to explain how gender roles are divided cross-culturally,which theory says that the demands of pregnancy and nursing limit women to performing tasks close to home,like cooking and gathering wild plants?

How do we define status when discussing relative status of men and women? Discuss the use of this term,and the difficulties in comparing status cross-culturally.

Variation in gender contribution to primary subsistence relates directly to the type of __________.

Which type of society generally has the most favorable view of gender equality?

Of the following societies,which is the most pro-homosexual?

How is gender assigned in the United States?

In which situation would the strict division of labor by gender begin to disappear?

In societies where females contribute a high degree to primary subsistence,infants are fed solid foods __________,and baby girls are __________ valued.

Anthropologists studying gender cross-culturally have documented what interesting feature among some Native American groups such as the Cheyenne,Kaska,Klamath,and Mohave?

In certain athletic events,such as marathons and swimming,__________.