Exam 10: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

__________ refers to the attitudes, behavior, and activities that are socially defined as appropriate for each sex and are learned through the socialization process.

__________ is a person's perception of the self as female or male. Typically established between eighteen months and three years of age, it is a powerful aspect of our self-concept.

In relation to the assignment of chores to children by parents, which of the following statements is not true?

A form of feminist thinking is rising among Muslim women. This ideology is called Muslim Female Liberation.

There are several characteristics of agrarian societies that may contribute to gender inequality. Which of the following was not identified as a characteristic?

__________ refer(s) to an individual's preference for emotional-sexual relationships with members of the opposite sex (heterosexuality), the same sex (homosexuality), or both (bisexuality).

For a variety of reasons, more postindustrial society households are headed by women with no adult male present. Among African American children, __________ live with their mother only.

Many working women care not only for themselves, their husbands, and their children, but also for elderly parents. Some analysts refer to these women as __________, caught between the needs of their young children and of their elderly relatives.

The social significance of gender stereotypes is illustrated by eating disorders. With __________, a person has lost at least 25 percent of body weight due to a compulsive fear of becoming fat.

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

According to the human capital model, women as a category earn less money than men because __________.

When children are old enough to help with household chores, they are often assigned different tasks. Maintenance chores are assigned to boys whereas domestic chores are assigned to girls. Chores may also become linked with future occupational choices and personal characteristics.

Women are seen as "all alike" and are easily ignored. This represents

Summarize the process of gender socialization and identify specific ways in which sports contribute to the process.

Islamic feminism holds that their religion discriminates against women and, therefore, women should abandon Islam.

Discuss the process of gender socialization and identify specific ways in which peers contribute to the process.

Women are severely underrepresented at the top of U.S. corporations. Only about __________ of the executive jobs at Fortune 500 companies are held by women, and only eight women are the CEO of such a company.

Describe the microlevel relationship between gender, gender role, gender identity, and body consciousness and contrast this with a macrolevel analysis of gender (including gendered institutions and a gender belief system).

Sex refers to the culturally and socially constructed differences between females and males found in the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with "femininity" and "masculinity."

Which of the following would not be an example of secondary sex characteristics in men?