Exam 11: Sex and Gender

Sociologist Talcott Parsons stated that in contemporary industrialized Societies,the wife assumes the __________ of providing affection and Emotional support for the family.

A community leader argues in favor of women's organizations seeking better health and day care and shelters for victims of domestic violence,pointing out that in order for women's condition to improve,patriarchy must be abolished.This leader's point of view is reflected in:

__________ is the division of jobs into categories with distinct working conditions,which results in women having separate and unequal jobs.

In discussing the gendered division of paid work,the sociologist Elizabeth Higginbotham (1994) points out that:

In discussing sports and gender socialization,the text points out that:

A chromosomally normal (XY) male was born with a penis just one centimeter long and a urinary opening similar to that of a female.This individual would be referred to as a(n):

The social significance of gender stereotypes is illustrated by eating problems.With bulimia,a person has lost body weight due to a compulsive fear of becoming fat.

The biological and anatomical differences between females and males refer to:

According to the Secretary of State __________ (2011),governments and business leaders should view investing in women as a strategy for job creation and economic growth.

__________ is how a person perceives and feels about his or her body; it also includes an awareness of social conditions in society that contribute to this self-knowledge.

At birth,male and female infants are distinguished by secondary sex characteristics,which are the genitalia used in the reproductive process.

The earliest known division of labor between women and men is in __________ societies.

Most sports are rigidly divided into female and male events.Assumptions about:

Consider the following argument: "Women's roles as nurturers and caregivers are even more pronounced in contemporary industrialized societies; this division of family labor ensures that important societal tasks will be fulfilled and it also provides for family members." This reflects the:

At birth,male and female infants are distinguished by __________,which are the genitalia used in the reproductive process.

As industrialization progressed and food became more plentiful in the late nineteenth century,middle-class women started to become preoccupied with __________.

__________ is the belief that wages ought to reflect the worth of a job,not the gender or race of the worker.

Outline the process of gender socialization and identify specific ways in which the media contribute to the process.

Describe what is meant by the gendered division of paid work.

The term "24-7" has come to mean that a person is available "twenty-four hours a day,seven days a week" via cell phones,pocket pagers,fax machines,e-mail,and other means of communication,whether the individual is at the office or four thousand miles away on "vacation."