Exam 3: Gender Identities and Families

Describe evidence found to date to support a biological or genetics-based argument and a socialization-based argument for gender-related differences in children.

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

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

Briefly discuss the influence of biology on gender-linked behavior.

Briefly explain how traditional gender expectations have been stressful for both men and women.

Traditionally, the ideal woman has several stereotypical traits. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Researchers in the 1970s tended to see men and women as homogeneous categories.

In Kimmel's typology of camps within the men's movement, which group supports feminists in their opposition to patriarchy?

Journalist Peggy Orenstein observed students in two California middle schools and found that

"Chromosomes, hormones, the internal sex structures, the gonads and the external genitalia all vary more than most people realize." This statement complements a discussion of which of the following?

Children determined to dress and behave more like the "other" gender are displaying ________.

There are a variety of ways of being a woman, according to cultural messages.