Exam 8: Sexuality and Gender

The women's movement in Canada fought for and won increased rights for women on a number of economic, legal, and political fronts. Which of the following resulted from these changes?

Sean and Katie were thrilled at the prospect of their second child. When baby Stephen was born, they were told by their physician that the baby was what is known as intersexed. According to the textbook, by what age must Sean and Katie decide to raise the baby as a boy or a girl in order to have the greatest chance for the child to successfully learn the gender role?

Provide evidence that indicates the continued existence of gender inequality in Canada.

Explain the perspective of essentialism and its relationship to functionalism, sociobiology, and evolutionary psychology.

What term is used for the preference for members of the opposite sex as sexual partners?

According to the text, most people use which of the following to ensure others conform to conventional heterosexual gender roles?

What do the feelings, attitudes, and behaviours typically associated with being male or female constitute?

According to the text, sociologists are less interested in the origins of homosexuality than in which of the following?

Gender inequalities are inevitable because they are based on natural differences.

What term is used for babies born with ambiguous genitals due to a hormone imbalance in the womb?

In Canada, gender equality with respect to the workplace has been achieved. Violence against women is the final issue of inequality that needs to be addressed.

The annual sale of Barbie dolls is $10 million. For what kind of gender socialization is Barbie responsible? Contrast the gender socialization conveyed by GI Joe.

Because women are disproportionately involved in child rearing and homemaking, their employment earnings are significantly lower than the employment earnings of both men and single women.

What term did the sociologist Barrie Thorne use for participating in the opposite gender's games and activities?

Gender comprises the feelings, attitudes, and behaviours typically associated with being male or female.

Occupational sex segregation, currently and traditionally, has concentrated women in lower-paying clerical and service positions.

What inspired the "second wave" of the feminist movement that emerged in the mid-1960s?

Define the terms "transgendered," "transsexual," "heterosexual," "homosexual," and "bisexual," and distinguish them from each other.

Girls' play patterns typically differ from boys' play patterns. As a result, girls and boys develop different skills. For example, girls tend to develop better verbal and emotional skills than boys.

Which of the following is most likely to affect education and career decisions resulting in girls-more often than boys-choosing easier postsecondary courses that lead to lower-paying jobs?