Exam 9: Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexism

The _____ of gender looks at the structure of the gendered social order as a whole and at the processes that construct and maintain it.

Most women who have been sexually harassed file a formal sexual harassment complaint.

A national study estimates only ______ of reported rapes are prosecuted.

On college campuses, approximately ____ of rapes are perpetrated by someone known to the victim.

Describe suggestions for counseling rape survivors.

Someone who is stalking you may repeatedly call your phone, text you, drive by your home, sit outside your place of employment, follow you, write messages on your social media platforms, or any other action that may harass or frighten another individual.

The process by which people's perception of reality is shaped largely by the subjective meaning that they give to an experience is called:

Batterers' intervention programs can work with people who batter to educate them about the dynamics involved in domestic violence, teach anger management techniques, enhance self-esteem to decrease the need to control, and develop alternatives to abusive behavior.

The median income for women with a bachelor's degree or more is about _____ percent of what men with a college education or more earn.

Early adolescence is characterized by _____, a period of increased pressures for gender-role conformity.